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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:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
William Wallace French, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/09 ; H01F 7/20 ; H01H 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/09 ; H01F 7/20 ; H01H 4/700 ;
Abstract
An intriguing and educational display structure (,) includes a translucent earth globe body (,) suspended by energy derived from solar cells (,) integral to the globe. The globe is suspended by magnetic forces between magnets within the support assembly (,) which is controlled by a servo system substantially integral to the globe and powered by the solar cells (,). The servo mechanism can be made to launch and land the suspended globe in response to changing levels of illumination. Energy can be stored within the globe to power occasional periods of suspension, even in very low light levels.