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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark K Sullivan, Joplin, MO (US);
Assignee:
Niobrara Research and Development Corporation, Joplin, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04C / ; G04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368 82 ; 368240 ;
Abstract
A method and device for displaying time using a single segment member where the length and position of the segment member reflects the time. The device generally comprises a timer circuit to set and maintain hours and minutes of time, and a segment member control circuit which is responsive to the timer circuit and adjusts the length and position of the segment member to reflect the time maintained by the timer circuit.