Patents by Inventor Darold L. James

Darold L. James 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: 4791536
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are sound responsive lighted earrings. The earrings include a circuit board having mounted thereon a sound sensor connected to an amplifier and a digitizer designed to break up sounds into a plurality of frequency bands. A corresponding plurality of light emitting diodes are provided which are attached to a corresponding number of fiber optic cables having fiber optic strands extending therefrom. The earrings sense sounds and in response thereto cause respective ones of the LEDs and their corresponding optical fibers to be illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Inventor: Darold L. James