Edward J Lewis

US Patent:

6419384, Jul 16, 2002

Filed:

Mar 24, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/534797

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN 46112
Raymond W. Leung - Fremont CA 94539

International Classification:

A01K 6306

US Classification:

362562, 362101, 362 96, 362276, 362318, 362802, 200 6145 R

Abstract:

A shot glass with flashing light source or sound source activated by a low-profile, direction-sensitive inertial switch having a cantilevered coil spring contact. The shot glass has a body and a two-part hollow base, the base having upper and lower walls and a side wall together defining a compartment for an impact-responsive indicator circuit including the inertial switch, an LED or speaker, and a signal generator circuit responsive to the inertial switch, an LED or speaker. The inertial switch is a caseless switch consisting of a stationary contact and a cantilevered coil spring contact both mounted directly to a surface of a printed circuit board. The coil spring is preferably suspended over the stationary contact such that the switch is most sensitive to force applied axially to the bottom of the shot glass, and the longitudinal axis of the coil spring is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shot glass.

US Patent:

6420008, Jul 16, 2002

Filed:

Jan 11, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/481312

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN
Raymond W. Leung - Fremont CA

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

B32B 300

US Classification:

428 78, 428195, 428343, 4285422, 428901, 362103, 40442, 40638, 40902, 156 60, 156250

Abstract:

A display sticker with integral LED flasher circuit and power source adapted to be adhesively affixed to and readily removed from a fabric article. A printed circuit board having an LED, a control circuit and a battery is adhesively affixed to the back surface of a thin flexible sheet having printed indicia on its front surface. A rubber-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive is provided on the back surface of the flexible sheet to adhere the circuit board thereto, and also to adhere the sticker assembly to a fabric article such as an article of clothing.

US Patent:

D495255, Aug 31, 2004

Filed:

Sep 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/189561

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

0907

US Classification:

D 9436, D9439, D9452, D9454

US Patent:

6857755, Feb 22, 2005

Filed:

Sep 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/659148

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN, US

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

F21W121/06

US Classification:

362104, 362191, 362249, 362398

Abstract:

An illuminated magnetic-clasp bottle cap comprising a bottle cap with a printed circuit board mounted thereon, the printed circuit board having an IC flasher circuit including a plurality of COB LEDs mounted thereon, the bottle cap further comprising a low-profile epoxy dome covering the LEDs, a battery holder extending below the printed circuit board and the central portion of the bottle cap and containing at least one battery operatively connected to the IC flasher circuit, and a magnetic clasp for holding the bottle cap on an object with first and second mutually attractive parts of the magnetic clasp located respectively on first and second surfaces of the object.

US Patent:

6948712, Sep 27, 2005

Filed:

Aug 6, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/213349

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN, US

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

A63F001/18

US Classification:

273139, 273463, 463 16, 463 22, 362104

Abstract:

A multi-state flashing button and method of conducting a lottery using such a button. One or more multi-state buttons including an internal timer are distributed along with a relatively large number of single-state flashing buttons. The timer causes the multi-state buttons to change from a flashing state to non-flashing state at the end of a predetermined time-out interval, and a prize is awarded to each participant having a button which undergoes such a change of state.

US Patent:

D515119, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/216289

Inventors:

Daniel B. Jarosinski - Indianapolis IN, US
Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN, US

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

1606

US Classification:

D16135

US Patent:

7049766, May 23, 2006

Filed:

Nov 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/720737

Inventors:

Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN, US
Christopher A. Webber - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

H05B 37/02
H01K 7/00
F21V 23/00

US Classification:

315291, 315 76, 315127, 362101, 362 96

Abstract:

A liquid-activated lighted ice cube includes a battery-powered electrical circuit and LED housed in a hollow body that resembles an ice cube. The circuit includes electrodes exposed to the exterior of the hollow body that, when in contact with water or other liquid beverage, cause the circuit to turn on the LED and illuminate the beverage.

US Patent:

D530353, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/216290

Inventors:

Daniel B. Jarosinski - Indianapolis IN, US
Edward D. Lewis - Brownsburg IN, US

Assignee:

Buztronics, Inc. - Indianapolis IN

International Classification:

1606

US Classification:

D16135