Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Betheil

Stephen M. Betheil 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: 5454350
    Abstract: An electronic dialing attachment is adapted to be secured to a pet collar or other band member worn by a pet and includes a holder body having a channel for receiving a programmable dialing element. The dialing element is programmable to store a telephone dialing sequence corresponding to the telephone number of the owner of the pet and is detachably coupled to the holder body. If the pet is lost, the dialing element is adapted to be detached from the holder body and positioned near the handset of a telephone by the finder of the lost pet. The dialing element is actuable to generate a touch tone signal, thereby permitting the owner of the lost pet to be contacted without delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Inventor: Stephen M. Betheil
  • Patent number: 5181744
    Abstract: A promotional device for advertising and for causing a consumer to place a telephone call to an advertiser includes a plastic card with a tone generator for generating tones for dialing a telephone, the tone generator being affixed to and preferably encapsulated within the card. The tone generator has its own battery power source and a ceramic speaker. A pressure sensitive switch actuable by finger pressure controls the tone generation and the card proximate the switch is deformable to permit switch actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1993
    Inventor: Stephen M. Betheil
  • Patent number: D339353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Nimrod International Sales Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen M. Betheil