Stephen G Jacobsen

US Patent:

51970449, Mar 23, 1993

Filed:

Dec 11, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/625485

Inventors:

Harold D. Pierce - Woodland Hills CA
Stephen C. Jacobsen - Salt Lake City UT
William B. Lee - Salt Lake City UT

Assignee:

Sounds Fun, Inc. - Westlake Village CA

International Classification:

G04B 2108

US Classification:

368 63

Abstract:

A wristwatch mounting an animated head of a figure and including a moveable nose overlying a watch face and formed by one end of a moveable member, the opposite end forming an armature. The moveable member is mounted on a laterally extending pivot pin such that magnitude of the torque due by the gravitational pull on such centers of mass on the opposite sides of such pivot pin are equal. An electrical circuit is provided with an actuation switch that may be pressed to actuate an audio speaker which emits a simulated time indicating voice in synchronism with intermittent energization of such armature to selectively move such nose between mouth open and mouth closed positions.

US Patent:

54405262, Aug 8, 1995

Filed:

Aug 15, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/291341

Inventors:

Harold D. Pierce - Westlake Village CA
Stephen C. Jacobsen - Salt Lake City UT
William B. Lee - Salt Lake City UT

Assignee:

Sounds Fun, Inc. - Northridge CA

International Classification:

G04B 2108

US Classification:

368 63

Abstract:

A wristwatch mounting an animated head of a figure and including a moveable nose overlying a watch face and formed by one end of a moveable member, the opposite end forming an armature. The moveable member is mounted on a laterally extending pivot pin such that magnitude of the torque due by the gravitational pull on such centers of mass on the opposite sides of such pivot pin are equal. A integrated circuit is provided which combines the capability to control clock functions, actuate the animation feature, synthesize speech and drive a dynamic speaker to provide overall control of the animation from a single actuation. Firmware incorporated in the integrated circuit includes means to selectively vary the message and comment in order to provide enhanced animation and novelty.