Patents by Inventor Richard Gregory Ferrin

Richard Gregory Ferrin 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: 7674001
    Abstract: The present invention is for an apparatus and method for using a special effects drinking lid which can be used to create movement in a moveable object, produce light, and/or produce a distinctive aroma or odor from a drinking container lid. The special effects drinking lid comprises: a container lid; a straw hole; an attaching means for connecting said container lid to a drinking container; an electrical circuit assembly; at least one activating mechanism for triggering at least one special effect; said activating mechanism is connected to said special effects; and said special effects are connected to said container lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: JIM McCafferty Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Gregory Ferrin, Pascual Jose Lionel Wawoe
  • Patent number: 7080916
    Abstract: The present invention is for special effects drinking lid and straw, which can be used with various drinking containers. The specially designed container lid has special effects mechanisms that can illuminate the container lid, the container itself, the straw as well as figures, objects and designs connected to the lid and/or straw. Different special effects mechanisms can be used to produce light, sound, create movement in a moveable object, and/or produce a distinctive aroma or odor from a drinking container lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Jim McCafferty Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Gregory Ferrin, Pascual Jose Lionel Wawoe