Patents by Inventor John R. Neahr, II

John R. Neahr, II 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).

  • Speech synthesizer method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4757542
    Abstract: A speech synthesizer control circuit for use in a vehicle. The circuit includes a number of features which provide cost effectiveness while maintaining speech synthesizer reliability. One feature of the invention is use of a counter circuit interposed between a control circuit and a memory where messages are stored. The counter is controllably clocked by the controller to create an address within the memory for a particular message. Other features of the invention include control of speech volume, chime generation, and voltage protocals in the speech synthesizer control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Nartron Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Neahr, II, Arthur R. McKendry, Aysegul Ozkahyaoglu, Darrel A. Dolph