Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Rice, Jr.

Thomas J. Rice, Jr. 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).

  • Security indicating attachment for safe-type apparatus
    Patent number: 4772877
    Abstract: This disclosure teaches a battery powered security indicating device which ttaches to the drawer of a safe. Sensors send drawer position and combination dial rotation signals to a microprocessor which in turn provides audio and or visual indication to the operator indicating when the drawer is open, when it is properly closed and when it is improperly locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Thomas J. Rice, Jr., John R. Thomson, Vaughn P. McDowell, Gregory H. Drescher