Patents by Inventor Marie B. Hendricks

Marie B. Hendricks 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).

  • Publication number: 20080070211
    Abstract: A prayer facilitator designed to assist a user in utilizing the prayer facilitator in the correct sequence and prayers for praying the Rosary in accordance with the traditions of the Roman Catholic faith. The Rosary includes a controller that is configured with a conventional integrated circuit board and memory that has stored therein a plurality of audio files containing the words to prayers required to complete the prayer of the Rosary. The controller further includes a switch and conventional audio electronics for subsequent retrieval and playing of the audio files. The Rosary further includes a control wire and plurality of prayer beads that operably connects the prayer beads to the controller. The prayer beads include at least one sensor configured to detect pressure thereon by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Louis P. DeToma, Marie B. Hendricks