Patents by Inventor Wayne L. Ussery

Wayne L. Ussery 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).

  • Touch control circuit for ornamental lamps and method therefore
    Patent number: 4926062
    Abstract: The capacitance to ground of a metallic ornament is included in an oscillator. When a person touches the ornament, the period of the oscillator increases. The increased period causes a change of state of a bistable latch. In response to the change of state, a silicon controlled rectifier either provides a path for current through a lamp or prevents a flow of current therethrough. The metallic ornament is preferably a Christmas tree ornament or light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Wayne L. Ussery
    Inventors: Wayne L. Ussery, Leonard Weiss