Patents by Inventor Ewing D. Nunn

Ewing D. Nunn 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: 5625257
    Abstract: An emergency vehicle lighting system is disclosed having one or more emergency vehicle lights with a switch operable by movement of the emergency vehicle transmission shifter. An electronic circuit for disconnecting power to the emergency lights is provided when the emergency vehicle shifter is shifted into a park or neutral position. The circuit can comprise discrete components including a flip flop or a micro-processor circuit connected to the shifter switch to provide power to the emergency lights, and which has been programmed to cut off the lights when the switch indicates that the shifter has been placed in a park or neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Dunbar-Nunn Corporation
    Inventor: Ewing D. Nunn
  • Patent number: 5612673
    Abstract: An emergency vehicle multiple sound siren disabling circuit is disclosed having a multiple sound siren circuit for emanating signals equivalent to a particular type of sound with an amplifier adapted for connection to a speaker. The siren circuit has a switch for selecting respective siren sounds and a circuit for disabling the multiple sound siren when the emergency vehicle transmission is placed in a park or neutral position. The circuit further disables the multiple sound siren after the emergency vehicle transmission is removed from the park or neutral mode, and enables it again after selective inputs thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Dunbar-Nunn Corporation
    Inventor: Ewing D. Nunn
  • Patent number: 4980837
    Abstract: A distinguishable siren sound pattern is produced within an emergency vehicle by automatically alternating the siren sound pattern from among a plurality of distinguishable types of separate siren sound patterns. One of said plurality of distinguishable type of sound patterns may be continuously generated or alternatively through momentary contact in a horn switch, automatically swept among a plurality of the distinguishable siren sound patterns according to a predetermined pattern. In the illustrated embodiment wail, yelp, high-low or hetro siren sound patterns are producible either through microprocessor control or through discretely switched waveform generators. The siren sound pattern is automatically alternated between wail and yelp or between high-low and hetro according to manually switch configurations and momentary activation of a horn ring switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Inventors: Ewing D. Nunn, Francis H. Gerhard