Patents...

ryan

Member
May 20, 2010
2,996
Massillon, Ohio
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2578239.pdf


December 1951, the Beacon Ray is born


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D324921.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4357595.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3278741.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2814029.pdf


the first cruise light idea.


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4224599.pdf


Sireno Condor


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4240062.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4189709.pdf


Aerodynic


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4595904.pdf


Jetsonic


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4488209.pdf


The first Light Tower


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4286254.pdf


The first version of front light, rear light cut off (kinda)


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D254604.pdf


Aerodynic with searchlight speaker housing


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2548154.html


Rotoray


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3271735.pdf


Sept. 1966 the Visibar is born


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2968025.pdf


the hood fine is invented (kinda)


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4387362.pdf


Wow, just Wow... What ingenuity.


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4511880.pdf


Crossfire


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4319306.pdf


The first Vision ideas...


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5884997.pdf


Vista


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3789358.pdf


First Whacker Lightbar


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D330687.pdf


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5207496.pdf


Firebeam


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5091828.pdf


MX7000


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5426417.pdf


Magnabeam (kinda)
 

JohnMarcson

Administrator
May 7, 2010
10,971
Northwest Ohio
Very cool. Nice find!
 

VolEms

Member
May 24, 2010
2,112
NY, USA
The rumour is that Whelen had to change the alpha Q tone to Mech tone since Fed Sig had a petent on the Q siren tone.
 

ryan

Member
May 20, 2010
2,996
Massillon, Ohio
Your very correct on this, You can patent a sound, Harley Davidson did this with the sounds from their engines.
 

CrownVic97

Member
May 21, 2010
3,350
Hazen, ND
That's some cool stuff! Sweet :cool: .
 

Sirenman

Member
May 25, 2010
252
Tucson, AZ USA
What one has to realize is that many of these items were manufactured and sold under a "patent pending" designation. For instance, the Federal model 17 designed by Earl Goswiller was first sold in 1948.


John Dorgan
 

Newberry13

Member
May 21, 2010
613
SC, USA
That's some A+ work Ryan. Very cool indeed.
 

FedSigFan

Member
May 21, 2010
177
DFW
Wow, some of those illustrations are suitable for printing and framing in the lightbar room! Great find.
 

stuporduck09

Member
Jun 6, 2010
30
Jax Fl
i like those hand drawn plans...this was before CAD...great work ryan.. :D
 

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