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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Douglas D. Hansel, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Douglas D. Hansel, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Trident Design, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A timepiece for displaying a planisphere and indicating a portion of the planisphere. Another exemplary embodiment is a clock that displays both sidereal and solar time, while indicating a portion of the planisphere at a particular time. Another exemplary embodiment of the timepiece includes an adjustment feature that allows a user to adjust the portion of the planisphere indicated to a particular geographic location. An exemplary embodiment may contain a celestial or terrestrial planisphere. As a result, an exemplary embodiment of the timepiece may provide valuable information about the planisphere at any particular sidereal or solar time.