Patents by Inventor Paula S. Swenson

Paula S. Swenson 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: 4701146
    Abstract: A rattle for an infant is provided wherein the noise making device within the rattle also is a light activation device to momentarily light, in sequence, a plurality of lights mounted on the rattle. The noise-making device is made of magnetic material and is moved back and forth in a tube within the rattle so as to activate reed switches adjacent to the tube thereby sequentially illuminating the lights. The device is powered by batteries mounted in a handle on the rattle. In one form of the invention, the toy is elongated in shape and the magnetic member moves along a straight tubular path. In another embodiment, the magnetic member moves along an annular path and the toy is spherical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Neptune Corporation
    Inventor: Paula S. Swenson
  • Patent number: 4588387
    Abstract: A rattle for an infant is provided wherein the noise making device within the rattle also is a light activation device to momentarily light, in sequence, a plurality of lights mounted on the rattle. The noise-making device is made of magnetic material and is moved back and forth in a tube within the rattle so as to activate reed switches adjacent to the tube thereby sequentially illuminating the lights. The device is powered by batteries mounted in a handle on the rattle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1986
    Assignee: Neptune Corporation
    Inventor: Paula S. Swenson
  • Patent number: 4486969
    Abstract: A bobber is provided for a fishing line which provides a light signal when a fish strikes. The bobber includes an electrical circuit for the light which has a position-sensitive switch that is activated when the bobber is rotated about its center of gravity due to the striking of a fish. The battery in the bobber serves as a ballast to normally hold the bobber in upright position and posts extend from opposite sides of the bobber which are attached to the fish hook and fishing line and act as moment arms to rotate the bobber when a fish strikes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Neptune Products Inc.
    Inventor: Paula S. Swenson