Patents by Inventor Alfred J. Beckman

Alfred J. Beckman 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: 5146490
    Abstract: A passive telephone line monitor is provided for keeping a log of telephone line activity, both incoming and outgoing, with a microcomputer (MCU) controlled by an onboard program read only memory (ROM) working with 64K bytes of random access memory (RAM) divided into 32 byte caches allowing for up to 2,000 phone call registers depending upon utilization of available space. One hundred Alpha Directory numbers can be stored from its keyboard for personalized caller identification. Upon power application, memory, input devices and registers are initialized, and time and date are entered from the monitor keypad. The microcomputer, an interrupt controlled device, detects monitor keyboard interrupt and displays the data on a liquid crystal display, and upon completion of date and time entry, the MCU clears all interrupt flags and displays current date and clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Primo Microphones, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfred J. Beckman
  • Patent number: 5031872
    Abstract: A noise frequency and vibration absorbing mount is provided for microphones, particularly highly directional sound-gathering microphones, that, while achieving highly efficient reduction in the transmission of noise frequencies and vibrations, maintains directional alignment with the camcorder or camera, binoculars, rifle scope or whatever other equipment it may be mounted on regardless of directional change movements imposed on equipment mounting the microphone. The noise frequency, vibration absorbing and directional change stabilizing mount includes a hollow accordion pleated resilient material four walled enclosure fastened at its bottom to a mounting plate having two inside to outside small air flow dampening openings therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Primo Microphones, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Edward Vance, Alfred J. Beckman