Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Beham

Thomas C. Beham 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: 6798879
    Abstract: A remote telephone call notification system for notifying a user at a remote location that a communication device is receiving a call. The remote telephone call notification system includes a base unit and a remote unit, with the base unit being adapted for interfacing with the communication device and the remote unit being adapted for being toted by a user. The base unit includes a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting to the remote unit, and detection circuitry for detecting reception by the communication device of an incoming ring signal. The detection circuitry causes the transmitter to transmit an activation signal upon the detection of the incoming ring signal. The remote unit comprises a receiver for receiving wireless transmissions of the activation signal from the transmitter of the base unit. The remote unit includes an audible sound device for generating an audible sound upon reception of the activation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas C. Beham
  • Patent number: 6407668
    Abstract: An automatic golf club selecting device for selecting a certain golf club by verbally indicating which club is desired. The automatic golf club selecting device includes a plurality of lifting units for lifting a club. Each of the lifting unit comprises a selectively extendable cylindrical member. Each of the cylindrical members being mountable in a golf club bag. A motor designed for extending and retracting the cylindrical member is operationally coupled to one of the cylindrical members. A control circuitry designed for recognizing spoken golf club indicators is mountable to the golf club bag. The control circuitry is electrically coupled to each of the motors. A power supply is removably mountable in the golf club bag and is electrically coupled to the control circuitry. A microphone for receiving golf club indicators is mountable to the golf bag and is electrically coupled to the control circuitry. An actuator for turning the control circuitry on and off is mountable to the golf club bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas C. Beham