John Stanton Skarman

D2751879, Aug 21, 1984

Aug 19, 1982

6/409642

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA

Gateway Scientific, Inc. - Costa Mesa CA

D10106

46688765, May 26, 1987

May 24, 1985

6/738079

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA

H05B 3702

307116

Disclosed is a touch control lamp system, including a touch control dimmer switch adapted to be plugged into a standard electrical household outlet, and a lamp having a male electrical plug adapted to plug into the touch control switch. When the plug from the lamp is plugged into the touch control switch, a touch control wire in the power cord of the lamp connects a conductive portion of the lamp to the touch control circuitry in the touch control switch, so that the lamp may be controlled by touching the conductive portion of the lamp. Moreover, a conventional lamp may be plugged into the touch control switch, which may be controlled by a touch control wire separately connected to the touch control switch.

40217922, May 3, 1977

Jun 23, 1975

5/589420

Roy R. Ludt - Alhambra CA
Carl A. Eggert - Canoga Park CA
John Skarman - Whittier CA

Wellen Industries - Monterey Park CA

G08B 1710

3402375

A smoke alarm having a smoke chamber with at least two inlet ports together with an array of louvered apertures and flue means to provide free access to the smoke chamber for smoke flowing in any direction within a hemispherical zone. A circuit employing photocells to measure smoke obscuration and reflection by means of an improved wheatstone bridge to sound a loud audible alarm. A relaxation oscillator coupled to a light source which is used for the optical portion of the smoke alarm. The oscillator produces an alarm to indicate failure of the light source, which alarm is distinguishable from the smoke alarm. A heat sink thermally coupled to the light source to induce filament vapors to condense on non-critical portions of the light source.

45701555, Feb 11, 1986

Sep 27, 1982

6/424584

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA
Neal L. Tenhulzen - Signal Hill CA

Gateway Scientific, Inc. - Irvine CA

G08B 100
G08B 500

340531

A portable light for emergency illumination which is activated in response to the sound emitted by a smoke alarm device, which light has an efficient and reliable battery conserving circuit. The present light includes a switch interconnecting a battery and a light bulb for selectively activating the light bulb and a circuit interconnecting a microphone and the switch for selectively activating the switch in response to a smoke alarm signal. A strobe circuit interconnects the source of power and the circuit for periodically activating the circuit which, therefore, draws power for only a small fraction of the time.

42265177, Oct 7, 1980

Apr 30, 1979

6/034425

John S. Skarman - Corona del Mar CA

A 1000 Words Incorporated - North Hollywood CA

G03B 2900
G03B 926
G03B 1736
G03B 1742

354 75

A simplified compact preloaded camera including a mechanism for automatically advancing the film and resetting the shutter. The camera includes a one-piece molded body having walls which define viewfinder, film supply, film exposure and takeup areas. Film is wound on a pretensioned spring-driven spool which is released after each picture is taken in order to advance the film to the next frame. A simple shutter mechanism is included, and both the resetting of the shutter mechanism and film advancement are controlled by a single spring. The camera is designed to be used while in a box. When a roll of film is completed, the box is sealed shut and mailed to the processor.

D2760290, Oct 23, 1984

Jan 25, 1982

6/342096

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA

Gateway Scientific, Inc. - Costa Mesa CA

D10106

D2743680, Jun 19, 1984

Jan 25, 1982

6/342095

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA

Southwest Laboratories, Inc. - Santa Ana CA

D26 26

46722297, Jun 9, 1987

Dec 12, 1985

6/808457

John S. Skarman - Newport Beach CA
Todd W. Milby - Huntington Beach CA

Southwest Laboratories, Inc. - Costa Mesa CA

H01H 3500

307115

An improved touch control switch is adapted to be a direct replacement for a standard toggle switch in a standard single-gang or multi-gang switch box. The touch control switch includes a touch panel mountable on the outside of a standard wall plate and a touch control circuit mountable in the switch box on the inside of the wall plate. An electrically conductive path is provided through the standard rectangular opening in the wall plate to communicate an electrical signal from the touch plate to the touch control circuit. The touch panel is also movable in either of two vertical directions. The vertical movement of the touch panel is mechanically communicated through the opening in the wall plate to actuate an air-gap switch to provide positive disconnection of the electrical power from the a. c. source to the touch control circuit. An illuminated display device is provided to indicate when power is applied to the touch control circuitry and to indicate the location of the touch panel in a darkened room.