Patents by Inventor Janet C. Dean

Janet C. Dean 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).

  • Child's toilet
    Patent number: 5008964
    Abstract: A potty chair for toilet training children and of the type having an automatic speech and tune producing capability. The tune generating circuit (36) plays a tune when a child first sits on the potty chair seat (24). A moisture sensing circuit (32) detects the introduction of bodily waste into the waste receptor (20): which it communicates to the speech generating circuit (38), causing it to play a voice message. In addition, a changeable data storage circuit (40) determines the tune and voice messages that are produced. Other features of the invention include control of the tune and speech volume and power conditioning for the electronic circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: Janet C. Dean
    Inventors: Janet C. Dean, Terry B. Dean