Patents by Inventor Thomas N. McJunkin

Thomas N. McJunkin 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).

  • Home entertainment equipment control apparatus
    Patent number: 5051837
    Abstract: Home entertainment equipment control apparatus for limiting user access and limiting operation time. In various embodiments, the apparatus may limit the allowed operation time for one user or several specified users. In a more sophisticated embodiment, the apparatus is programmable to control the time periods during which home entertainment equipment may be used, as well as the total time for which the equipment may be used and time period durations of use by specified individual users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas N. McJunkin