Patents by Inventor John L. Vertreese

John L. Vertreese has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4682079
    Abstract: A decorative device is disclosed which includes a motor, music module or other electrical loads and electrical circuitry and a connector for connection to a selected socket of a string of conventional sockets for connection to an A.C. line. The connector includes an elongated flexible cable and is constructed to permit ready installation and positioning. Lamps may be provided in the device. The electrical circuit includes a bridge rectifier and Zener diodes connected to insure continuous energization of lamps of the string while protecting against excessive voltages and minimizing safety hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Sanders, Charles J. Flynn, John L. Vertreese
  • Patent number: RE34717
    Abstract: A decorative device is disclosed which includes 9 .Iadd.an electromechanical device, .Iaddend.music module or .[.other electrical loads.]. .Iadd.combinations of such devices .Iaddend. and electrical circuitry and a connector for connection to a selected socket of a string of conventional sockets for connection to an A.C. line. The connector includes an elongated flexible cable and is constructed to permit ready installation and positioning. Lamps may be provided in the device. The electrical circuit .Iadd.optionally .Iaddend.includes a bridge rectifier and Zener diodes connected to insure continuous energization of lamps of the string while protecting against excessive voltages and minimizing safety hazards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Hallmark Cards Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Sanders, Charles J. Flynn, John L. Vertreese