Patents by Inventor Laura J. Baptista

Laura J. Baptista 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: 5533947
    Abstract: An apparatus for emitting pre-programmed songs at a pre-determined tempo or a selectable tempo of either one or two beats per rotation of the rope. The apparatus comprises a rope or like material, contained at each end by a handle. One handle includes an electrical circuit integrally contained within. The electrical circuit includes a storage means for storing ten or more songs, a sensing means for correlating the rotation of the rope with the emission of musical notes, an annunciator means to produce the notes, an external switch to select or deselect power to the circuit, a switch to select the desired tempo of the pre-programmed songs and a switch to select a particular song from the series of preprogrammed songs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventors: Roger R. Tomlinson, Laura J. Baptista