Whistle Or Siren Patents (Class 446/216)
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Patent number: 10265602Abstract: An aiming system that provides feedback on how closely the aim of an object is aligned with a direction to a target. An inertial sensor on the object provides data on the object's position and orientation; this data is combined with target direction information to determine how to correct the aim. An illustrative application is a golf club aiming system that measures whether the clubface normal is aligned horizontally with the direction to the hole. The system sends feedback signals to the user to help the user adjust the aim. These signals may include for example audible tones or haptic vibrations that vary in frequency and amplitude to instruct the user to adjust the aim. For example, haptic signals may be sent to a smart watch worn by the user; the user may therefore obtain aiming feedback without having to look at a screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: BLAST MOTION INC.Inventors: Juergen Haas, Bhaskar Bose, Michael Bentley, Piyush Gupta, Sheehan Alam, Ryan Gullotti
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Patent number: 10112095Abstract: A sports training device has a circular main housing having opposed top and bottom surfaces each having a plurality of bosses formed thereon, a channel formed within an intermediate housing section of the main housing and extending therethrough, and a fastening mechanism seated within the channel and secured to the main housing by a fastener. The fastener mechanism can include a first fastener part and a separate and independent second fastener part that can be coupled together. The training device also includes a cord element having a first end portion mounted between the first fastener part and the second fastener part and being mechanically retained therebetween, wherein the cord element extends outwardly from the channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Mr. Assist LLCInventor: Jeff Serowik
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Patent number: 9950234Abstract: The present invention relates to a sound generator for golf practice and includes: a main body having a sound generating portion from which sound is generated and a curved portion for supporting a golf club; and gripping means for keeping the golf club fixed to the curved portion. This sound generator has a structure from which sound is varied according to the speed of a swing as air enters in the direction in which a golf club is swung. Thus, a user can listen to the sound and increase or reduce the speed of a swing to conveniently practice golf.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Inventor: Chan-Jae Park
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Patent number: 9763626Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed a system using a microphone and a mobile computer device comprising a transducer through which a user is to exhale or inhale; the transducer is configured and operable to convert the spirometric flow rate into an audible signal having an audio frequency responsive to the spirometric flow rate, wherein the transducer comprises a rotor including a plurality of rotor blades configured to rotate the rotor responsive to a spirometric flow; wherein the microphone is external to the transducer and is adapted to detect the audible signal having the audio frequency and to convert the audible signal to a corresponding electrical signal having the audio frequency.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: BREATHE.ME LTD.Inventors: Lior Gonnen, David Groberman, David Solomon, Rahav Cohen
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Patent number: 8939136Abstract: A hand-held flinging device includes a launcher that engages the projectile and improves control of the launcher and projectile, during a throwing/flinging motion, until centrifugal force causes disengagement of the projectile from the launcher. The engagement system involves the rearward portions of a launcher shaft and the projectile bore, so that, upon disengagement, frictional engagement and interference of the engagement system with the projectile is prevented or limited as the projectile moves forward to fly off the launcher. The engagement system may include a member that snaps into engagement with a hole or recess to hold the projectile on the launcher even through the wind-up portion of the throw that may include the launcher distal end being pointed downward. The preferred projectile covers the entire or nearly the entire launcher shaft distal of the hand grip and is heavier toward its front end.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Inventors: Douglas M. Gaus, Caleb Chung
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Patent number: 8857427Abstract: A snorkel and a mouthpiece assembly of the snorkel are disclosed, in which the mouthpiece assembly includes a main body, a mouthpiece and a whistle. The mouthpiece is connected to the main body; and the whistle has a pivoting portion and a blowing portion opposite to the pivoting portion, in which the pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the main body. The snorkel further includes a tube connected to the main body and communicating with the mouthpiece. In this way, the user can rotate the whistle against the main body for making the whistle face the mouth of the user, instead of greatly rotating the mouthpiece assembly against the tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: QBAS Co., LtdInventor: Chih-Cheng Shiue
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Patent number: 8808055Abstract: A protruding tongue and sounding structure of a puppet includes a protruding tongue and sounding device mounted inside the puppet. The puppet is a soft and hollow bag-shaped configuration. The protruding tongue and sounding device includes a housing and a slide member which is movable in the housing by air flow. A whistle is provided in the slide member. The slide member includes a tongue at one end thereof. The tongue can extend out of the slide member and the puppet. When the puppet is pressed by the user's fingers, the air in the puppet flows out through the protruding tongue and sounding device. The air in the puppet pushes the slide member of the protruding tongue and sounding device to move outward and forces the whistle to sound. Furthermore, the tongue extends outward, like the puppet to protrude its tongue.Type: GrantFiled: January 1, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Foluck International Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ming-Tay Hsu
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Publication number: 20100261403Abstract: There is provided a whistle which suppresses any delay of sound to a listener and any attenuation of a sound volume, can transmit sound waves directly, can be blown with various tones, and has a large sound volume. Two kinds of whistles are stacked up and down and integrated together as a single whistle, an orifice is formed opposite to an air feeding opening to transmit sound waves directly to a listener. Moreover, an amount of air flowing into each air feeding tube of the whistle is controlled depending on an angle of putting a mouthpiece in a mouth to select a tone. A tone selecting member or an air amount adjusting flap is provided, and tone can be selected by mechanically blocking off each air feeding tube. Furthermore, an air amount adjusting flap which changes an air-feeding-path cross-sectional area of the air feeding opening, the air feeding tube, or the orifice is provided, and a sound volume can be changed by adjusting an amount of passing air.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventor: Hideomi Shishido
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Patent number: 7581509Abstract: A hybrid whistle has two pealess whistle chambers with air vents to the left and right and a central pea whistle with an air vent facing generally perpendicularly to the left and right air vents that are integrally formed together, preferably in a two piece, top and bottom, construction. The hybrid whistle has a mouthpiece with a left air opening, a central air opening and a right air opening, each of which is connected to its respective whistle chamber by an air passageway. The three whistle chambers produce differing whistle pitch sounds as air flows through them and out the chambers' exits. The central pea whistle has a barrel chamber with a pea block formed within it so as to modify the barrel shape of the chamber and block the air flow as the pea circulates in the air current causing a staccato effect, while creating enough circulating air movement to prevent the pea from getting stuck in the vent by the air as it exits out of the central air exit when the whistle is blown.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Search & Rescue Products, LLCInventor: Franklin Eventoff
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Patent number: 7357693Abstract: A novelty whistle for generating a sound of an animal includes a housing configured to have air blown therethrough. The housing includes a peripheral wall defining an interior space of the housing. The peripheral wall includes a front portion being substantially shaped like a head of an animal. A sound generation assembly is coupled to the housing and positioned in the interior space of the housing. The sound generation assembly produces the animal sounds when the housing is blown into.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 15, 2008Inventor: Erik E. Roberts
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Publication number: 20030033970Abstract: A whistle has a mouthpiece which is cushioned to minimize damage to the whistle and improve the comfort and safety of a user. The cushioning material is preferably injection moulded into a sleeve which locates between ridges integrally moulded with the whistle body. The body also has a plurality of projections for mating with the cushioning material. A web in an air inlet passage strengthens the mouthpiece to prevent collapse or fracture of the mouthpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2001Publication date: February 20, 2003Inventors: Graham Hills, Kirk Mosna, Steve Orzel, Ronald Foxcroft
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Publication number: 20020195043Abstract: A whistle is mounted to the top of a beverage bottle. The whistle can be opened for use and closed when not in use so as to be out of the way. The whistle does not prevent the user from being able to drink the beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2001Publication date: December 26, 2002Inventors: Robert R. Stawski, Mary J. Stawski
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Publication number: 20020083882Abstract: A piece of plastic tape (1) stretched out and positioned it in the horizontal plane between upper lip (2) and lower lip (3). The edge of tape that is nearest to the lips shall be tangential to lips surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Michael Severinovsky, Marina Severinovsky
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Patent number: 6250247Abstract: A combination spherical whistle formed by hooking up elongated, hollow, smoothly arched front, rear, left, right, top and bottom whistle elements with one another, the whistle elements each having two smoothly curved end portions at two distal ends, two bearing faces bilaterally symmetrically disposed in the middle between the smoothly curved end portions, two symmetrical pairs of hooked portions respectively provided at the connecting areas between the smoothly curved end portions and the bearing faces, the end portions of each of the whistle elements being respectively attached to the bearing faces of the other whistle elements, the hooked portions of each of the whistle elements being hooked up with the hooked portions of the other whistle elements, the front whistle element and the rear whistle element each further having a trapezoidal recess at one bearing face for easy installation of the top whistle element; the top whistle element has an air outlet, a mouthpiece formed integral with one end portion thType: GrantFiled: August 24, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Inventor: Shu-Hsun Chu
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Patent number: 6193104Abstract: A novel type of container for liquids having a spout through which as liquid passes and exits, a noise of the type made by birds, is created. The container has a vessel for holding liquid and a spout having an entry barrel attached to an exit barrel. The entry barrel is attached at its first end to the vessel and has an opening located thereon leading to a first bore. The first bore leads to a second barrel located within the exit barrel at a T-shaped intersection. The liquid passes from the first bore into the second bore and exits via a first opening of the second bore. A second opening is located opposite the first opening to facilitate the passage of water. The second bore has a first section and a second section. A curved first shoulder is formed by the connection between the first section and the first bore. A concave recess is placed on the second bore at a location opposite the first bore.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1999Date of Patent: February 27, 2001Inventor: Young Koo Cho
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Patent number: 6109202Abstract: A comprising a body (1) provided at each end with a mouthpiece (3',6) having an air passage which communicates with a sound chamber (4,5), the chambers each being provided with a vent (V.sub.1, V.sub.2) in which is located an air splitter arranged so that air blown into the chamber through the associated mouthpiece is directed to the air splitter. The two vents (V.sub.1, V.sub.2) open at opposite sides of the body (1) so that the whistle can be blown from either end with the associated air vent exhausting in an upward direction by rotating the whistle about a generally horizontal axis when changing ends. One of the sound chambers (5) contains a pea and is provided with a protuberance (3c) arranged to project into the associated vent (V.sub.2) to prevent the pea becoming stuck in the vent. This chamber is of conical shape at one end.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 1999Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: J. Hudson & Co. (Whistles) Ltd.Inventors: Simon Manville Topman, Michael Colin Sharp
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Patent number: 5820438Abstract: A toy bat (10) having a handle (12) which has a handle base (12A) securely fastened to a handle stopper (12B). The handle base (12A) and the handle stopper (12B) have a handle female fastener (12C) therein and therethrough, respectively. The toy bat further has a bat (14) which is removably attachable to the handle (12). The bat (14) comprises a bat male fastener (14A) which securely engages the handle female fastener (12C). The bat (14) further comprises a bat shaft (14B) extending longitudinally from and parallel with the bat male fastener (14A). A whistle (16) is optionally integrally mounted within the distal end of the bat shaft (14B).Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1996Date of Patent: October 13, 1998Inventor: Larkin Horton, III
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Patent number: 5533757Abstract: A book having a sound producing capability which attracts the attention and interest of children and which does not require batteries or another source of electrical power. The book has a hollow spine or binding defining a conduit which slidably contains a noise making device, such as a whistle, therein. In the preferred embodiment, the spine of the book is a hollow tubular member which slidably receives a member which produces sound as it slides through the tubular member, under the force of gravity, due to the forced passage of air through tortuous paths and/or constricted openings or slits in the member (e.g., as in a whistle or the like).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Joshua Morris Publishing, Inc.Inventor: Michael Morris
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Patent number: 5148621Abstract: An apparatus is arranged with a rigid support post mounting a drive motor at an upper distal end thereof, with the drive motor including an output shaft orthogonally oriented relative to the front wall of the post rotatably mounting an arm thereon. The arm includes respective first and second whistling members mounted tangentially relative to a circle of rotation defined by rotation of the arm to effect a repelling of deer and the like thereabout. A modification of the invention includes a disc member mounted concentrically relative to the output shaft of the drive motor, with the disc including weighted members radially directed relative to the output shaft to effect vibration directed through the support posts to discourage and repel subterranean pests.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1992Date of Patent: September 22, 1992Inventor: Howard L. Rosen
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Patent number: 5085611Abstract: An amusement device for a bicycle wheel is disclosed. According to the present invention, the amusement device comprises a whistle, and a means for attaching the whistle to the wheel such that when the wheel rotates, wind passes through the whistle and produces a sound audible to a human ear. The present whistle 10 is a reversible whistle because it will produce a noise when air flows into the whistle from two different directions. The present invention is a double whistle because it funnels air from one direction into two separate whistle elements. The whistle 10 is also a double reversible whistle 10 because it can funnel air into two different whistle elements with air flowing in two different directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1990Date of Patent: February 4, 1992Assignee: NCM International, Inc.Inventors: Gerald R. Sorensen, Raymond J. Gradecki, Daniel J. E. Finkiewicz
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Patent number: 4908000Abstract: This invention relates to sound emitting wind wheels mounted on the handle bars of a bicycle. The wind wheels spinning horizontally have wind catching pliable cap-like vanes on the external ends of the flexible horizontal support rods attached to a rotatable hub on the top of a vertical shaft. The vertical shaft utilizing a ball-and-socket clamp arrangement to be compatible with various shaped handle bars.The cup vanes incorporating an air operated whistle which is activated by air flow generated by forward movement of the bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 1989Date of Patent: March 13, 1990Inventor: Gerald W. Counts
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Patent number: 4612001Abstract: A double reed game call is provided in which the reeds are aligned in series and are actuated simultaneously by an airstream. The call includes a barrel, a first keg and a second keg which are positioned in series. Each keg includes a reed assembly which is air actuated. The kegs are interchangeable to produce differing sounds.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1984Date of Patent: September 16, 1986Assignee: Burnham Bros.Inventor: Murry Burnham
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Patent number: 4557175Abstract: A musical instrument that produces whistle-type tones responsive to the impingement of sunlight or other source of electromagnetic radiation upon one or more radiation-absorbent porous-to-air, generally disc-shaped generator member or members disposed interiorly and in the lower half of a vertically oriented transparent or partially transparent tube with angled open ends. The generator member or members may be in the form of a wire mesh or gauze. In a preferred embodiment, Fresnel lenses are employed to focus sunlight on the generators contained within a plurality of tubes of differing lengths that are grouped together to form a musical instrument suitable for display in public places for the entertainment and scientific edification of the public.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1984Date of Patent: December 10, 1985Inventor: Martin Schumann