Patents by Inventor Armand J. Ferraro, Jr.

Armand J. Ferraro, Jr. 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: 7361074
    Abstract: A non-battery operated rotating light and/or noise making toy apparatus is disclosed. The system includes a handle to which is connected an electro-mechanical LED power generation chamber. One or more LEDs are electronically connected to the power generation chamber. The power generation chamber contains a series of gears that drive a magnet through a rotational frequency dependent on the gear ratio. The magnet, in turn, induces a current into an induction coil with each rotation of the magnet as it rotates in a circular fashion via its positive and negative poles. The induced current consists of a positive and negative current. Current is fed into one or more LEDs or any type module such as a noisemaker, creating a standing pattern lighting effect and/or noisemaker. The frequency of the lighting of one LED is a function of the gear ratio with respect to the primary gear rotation to magnet rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Rapid Pro Manufacturing, Martin and Periman Partnership
    Inventors: Douglas M. Periman, Ronald A. Angstead, Patrick Bertsch, Brent W. Murray, Armand J. Ferraro, Jr., Ralph M. Martin