Patents by Inventor Guy L. Bechtold

Guy L. Bechtold 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: 4931772
    Abstract: A radio frequency transmitter is adapted to be worn by a worker in a confined space. The transmitter includes a manual switch and a mercury switch which, when tilted by reason of the worker getting out of his normal work position, closes to cause the transmitter to emit a signal which is received by a receiver positioned outside of the confined space. The receiver closes a switch to put the coil of a relay across a power supply. The relay closes two switches, one being an alarm switch which causes energization of a strobe light and a siren; the other establishes a holding circuit by-passing the receiver actuated switch. The holding circuit includes an interrupt switch to turn off the alarm. There is a time delay in the relay circuit to avoid false alarms. Once the alarm is sounded, termination of the radio frequency signal alone will not stop the alarm; the switch in the holding circuit must also be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: The Heil Company
    Inventor: Guy L. Bechtold