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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1981

Filed:

Jun. 04, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:

John G Dewees, Morristown, NJ (US);

George N Morgese, Huntington, NY (US);

Assignee:

Trans-World Manufacturing Corporation, Little Ferry, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ; A47F / ; G09F / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40433 ; 3501 / ; 3501 / ; 350-67 ; 362811 ; 40582 ; 40427 ; 40431 ;
Abstract

A rotating display which gives the illusion of simultaneous movement in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions is disclosed. The rotary display inclues a rotary reflector having a plurality of light reflecting surfaces formed thereon. Each of the light reflecting surfaces is planar and lies in a plane different from each of the reflecting surfaces located adjacent thereto. Means for rotating the reflector about a predetermined axis is provided. A reflective diffraction grating surrounds the reflector and reflects light emitted from a light source onto the reflector and out towards the observer of the display.


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