Patents by Inventor Brian J. Burgess

Brian J. Burgess 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).

  • Squeezable talking trading cards
    Patent number: 5938199
    Abstract: A trading card capable of generating sounds comprises a thin housing having front and back surfaces, flexible sheets affixed to the front surface and to the back surface of the housing, a voice chip located in the housing for generating patterns of sounds, a battery located in the housing for supplying electrical power to the voice chip, and a switch located in the housing for activating the voice chip. The subject trading card may be activated by squeezing the flexible sheets between the thumb and forefinger at a selected switch location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: The M2000 Group Inc.
    Inventors: Dieter D. Doederlein, G. Dale Newman, Brian J. Burgess, Anthony C. Sharp
  • Talking trading cards
    Patent number: 5641164
    Abstract: A trading card capable of generating sounds comprises a thin housing having front and back surfaces, flexible sheets affixed to the front surface and to the back surface of the housing, a voice chip located in the housing for generating patterns of sounds, a battery located in the housing for supplying electrical power to the voice chip, and a switch located in the housing for activating the voice chip. The trading card preferably has a piezoelectric driver coupled to a foam sound board for increasing the volume of sound. The subject trading card may be activated by squeezing the flexible sheets between the thumb and forefinger at a selected switch location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: The M2000 Group Inc.
    Inventors: Dieter D. Doederlein, G. Dale Newman, Brian J. Burgess, Anthony C. Sharp
  • Squeezable talking trading cards
    Patent number: 5480156
    Abstract: A trading card capable of generating sounds comprises a thin housing having front and back surfaces, flexible sheets affixed to the front surface and to the back surface of the housing, a voice chip located in the housing for generating patterns of sounds, a battery located in the housing for supplying electrical power to the voice chip, and a switch located in the housing for activating the voice chip. The subject trading card may be activated by squeezing the flexible sheets between the thumb and forefinger at a selected switch location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: The M2000 Group Inc.
    Inventors: Dieter D. Doederlein, G. Dale Newman, Brian J. Burgess, Anthony C. Sharp