Patents by Inventor Steven L. Herbruck

Steven L. Herbruck 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: 5214411
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sound emitting apparatus produces an undesireable noise for animals such as dogs and cats to deter such animals from trespassing within certain geographical locations with this noise being of such a high frequency level that it is not heard by most human beings. The apparatus includes a housing with an ultrasonic emitter being mounted within a reflector cone formed within the front face of the housing. The sound emitter is moveable relative to the cone between a projected position and a retracted position and when in the retracted position the pattern of sound emitted is substantially wider than when the emitter is in the projected position. With the emitter in the projected position the pattern of sound emitted is of substantially greater length than the pattern of sound with the emitter in the retracted position. A sensor such as an infrared sensor is to be mounted within the front face of the housing which will cause activation of the emitter only upon an animal being detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Inventor: Steven L. Herbruck
  • Patent number: 5066011
    Abstract: A bouncing ball within which is incorporated an activatable light in the form of a flashtube which flashes when the ball incurs a physical jolting force such as when it is being bounced. There may also be incorporated within the ball a sound annunciator which produces a sound simultaneously with the flashing of the light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Inventors: Douglas L. Dykstra, Steven L. Herbruck
  • Patent number: 4491991
    Abstract: A toilet seat cover position monitoring device in the form of an attachment to the inside surface of a cover. Upon the cover being moved to the upper position permitting access into the toilet bowl, a first light begins to blink. After a set period of time, a buzzer will begin to sound. Deactivation of both the first light and buzzer will occur upon the toilet seat cover being moved to the lower position covering the opening of the toilet bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1985
    Inventor: Steven L. Herbruck