Patents by Inventor Paul E. Kitchka

Paul E. Kitchka 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).

  • Disco lamp controller for coin-operated phonograph
    Patent number: 4256009
    Abstract: A disco lamp controller for a coin-operated phonograph in which a signal derived from the audio amplifier signal of the phonograph is applied to the trigger input of an astable multivibrator the output of which is applied to a register the outputs of which cause lamps sequentially to light in time to the beat of the music being played. In the absence of the audio signal the lamps light at a constant frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: Rowe International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee C. Verduin, Paul E. Kitchka