Patents by Inventor Donald L. Darnell

Donald L. Darnell 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: 5368308
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus breaks a stream of recorded sound into discrete segments. The apparatus randomizes the order of the sound segments and will allow the sound segments to be re-ordered to their original order or to some desired order. The apparatus allows re-ordering of the sub-segments of a sound segment to create additional sounds (i.e. playing a sound segment backwards). The apparatus includes a control that will record and playback individual or groups of sound segments. A memory or skills game can be played in which the object is to re-assemble the sound segments to some determined order in a limited or unlimited amount of time. Levels of difficulty can be changed to make the game more challenging. The apparatus allows a player to create silly and entertaining stories by arranging the sound segments in some order and then playing some or all of them back to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Inventor: Donald L. Darnell
  • Patent number: D689661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Edison Nation, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Browning, Sherri L. English, Chris Anderson, Toni LaCava, Donald L. Darnell, Jane A. Jenkins