Patents by Inventor Heather Gregg

Heather Gregg 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: 7920069
    Abstract: A combined and integrated audible and visual signal. A signal case is constructed of a light transmissive material and includes an exposed front end cover with one or more sound transmitting apertures and a tubular wall extending transversely from the exposed end cover for extending through a hole in a mounting panel. A transducer is mounted within the tubular wall and includes a diaphragm that is spaced from the exposed cover. Light sources are mounted to face the diaphragm. The tubular wall in the region between the cover and a plane transverse to the tubular wall through the diaphragm is, in the axial direction, smoothly continuous with no angled bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Floyd Bell Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Shain, Heather Gregg
  • Publication number: 20100123595
    Abstract: A combined and integrated audible and visual signal. A signal case is constructed of a light transmissive material. The case includes an exposed front end cover with one or more sound transmitting apertures for transmitting of sound out of the case. The case also has a tubular wall extending transversely from the exposed end cover for extending through a hole in a mounting panel. A piezoelectric transducer is mounted within the tubular wall and includes a diaphragm that is spaced from the exposed cover a distance to form an audio enhancing cavity between the diaphragm and the cover. A circuit board is also mounted within the tubular wall and spaced from the diaphragm on the opposite side of the diaphragm from the cover. Light sources are mounted to a surface of the circuit board facing the diaphragm. The tubular wall in the region between the cover and a plane transverse to the tubular wall through the diaphragm is, in the axial direction, smoothly continuous with no angled bends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Floyd Bell Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Shain, Heather Gregg