Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Kearns

Timothy A. Kearns 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: 20140285347
    Abstract: A sound and illumination system for a handbag is provided. The handbag includes at least one wall defining an opening and an interior compartment that is accessible therethrough. The opening is configured for being selectively placed in an opened position to allow access to the interior compartment. The system comprises a sound module configured for emitting sound upon activation of the sound module, the sound being generated based upon an audio file stored in a memory. An illumination module is configured for emitting light upon activation of the illumination module, the light being emitted based upon a light emission file stored in the memory. A mounting system is configured for attaching the sound and illumination modules with the wall of the handbag. A switch mechanism is configured for selectively activating the sound and illumination modules to emit light and sound within the interior compartment of the handbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy A. Kearns, Steven A. Tobenkin
  • Publication number: 20130243646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to team sports and sports implements, and more specifically to methods and devices for sanitizing balls during play. One or more sports balls are may be introduced into the device of the present invention which comprises one or more ultra-violet light sources, and has an insertion and a dispensing region, between which each of said plurality of balls travels at a rate that ensures that each of said plurality of balls remains in said apparatus for at least a kill-time period. Ultra violet rays are presented to the surfaces of the plurality of sports balls as the ball traverses between the insertion and extraction regions of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy A. Kearns, J. Thomas Webb, Ron Brunkow, Ladi O. Shogbamimu
  • Patent number: 6822565
    Abstract: A wireless gauge alert system including a near empty sensor, a near full sensor, a transmitter, a receiver, and an alert device used to monitor the fuel level status of a liquid fuel or pressure (vessel) tank having a measuring device with an output member and gauge. Upon detection of a predetermined near empty condition, the transmitter sends an encoded wireless alarm signal to the receiver. The alert device then generates a user notification signal. The receiver and alert device, which preferably comprise an LED, are held in a housing having a plug extending therefrom to mount the housing to an electrical socket in a high traffic area. An alternate alert system includes a receiver unit coupled with a computer that allows either the user or a vendor computer to monitor the status of the sensor and respond accordingly. Another alternate alert system includes multiple zone remote assemblies for installation on separate fuel tanks to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Inventors: Keith A. Thomas, Timothy A. Kearns, Bruce R. Davis
  • Publication number: 20010045892
    Abstract: A wireless gauge alert system including a near empty sensor, a near full sensor, a transmitter, a receiver, and an alert device used to monitor the fuel level status of a liquid fuel or pressure (vessel) tank having a measuring device with an output member and gauge. Upon detection of a predetermined near empty condition, the transmitter sends an encoded wireless alarm signal to the receiver. The alert device then generates a user notification signal. The receiver and alert device, which preferably comprise an LED, are held in a housing having a plug extending therefrom to mount the housing to an electrical socket in a high traffic area. An alternate alert system includes a receiver unit coupled with a computer that allows either the user or a vendor computer to monitor the status of the sensor and respond accordingly. Another alternate alert system includes multiple zone remote assemblies for installation on separate fuel tanks to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: KEITH A. THOMAS, TIMOTHY A. KEARNS, BRUCE R. DAVIS