Patents by Inventor Beverly M. Hale

Beverly M. Hale 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).

  • Method and apparatus for teaching musical notation to young children
    Patent number: 6057501
    Abstract: A method for teaching musical notation to children. Each note is associated with a distinctly identifiable color, which is in turn associated with an object which naturally occurs in this color. Each object, in turn, is associated with a cartoon character which prominently incorporates an image of the object. Each character is endowed with a distinctly identifiable personality characteristic which enables the child to utilize the cartoon character in an educational activity. These relationships allow the child to apply relatively sophisticated symbolization techniques which are a part of the child's natural developmental process in order to master the musical notation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Beverly M. Hale
  • Method and apparatus for teaching musical notation to young children
    Patent number: 5540132
    Abstract: A method for teaching musical notation to children. Each note is associated with a distinctly identifiable color, which is in turn associated with an object which naturally occurs in this color. Each object, in turn, is associated with a cartoon character which prominently incorporates an image of the object. Each character is endowed with a distinctly identifiable personality characteristic which enables the child to utilize the cartoon character in an educational activity. These relationships allow the child to apply relatively sophisticated symbolization techniques which are a part of the child's natural developmental process in order to master the musical notation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Inventor: Beverly M. Hale