Patents by Inventor Kenneth H. Kalb

Kenneth H. Kalb 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: 4933665
    Abstract: There is disclosed a non-return indicator for a turn signal in a road vehicle which may be installed with at most three or four electrical connections; it includes a housing with four lead wires extending to a vehicle ground, a plus 12 volt wire, a right turn circuit wire tap, and a left turn circuit wire tap. The indicator includes a binary counter IC for registering a count of 64, 128, or 256; the count setting may be selectable; a separate time delay IC to reset the counter may be provided. A pair of back to back diodes in the right turn and left turn-connected conductors keep them isolated while the counter receives a count for either right turn or left turn signal flashes; upon reaching the predetermined count the counter signals a gate circuit to provide either a steady or intermittent current to an indicator buzzer, beeper or lamp. Alternatively a storage capacitor will permit the counter or other IC's to be powered only from the turn circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventors: Garland E. Bull, Kenneth H. Kalb