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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Rufus Butler Seder, Arlington, MA (US);
Gregg E. Favalora, Bedford, MA (US);
Dexter Eames, Cambridge, MA (US);
Rufus Butler Seder, Arlington, MA (US);
Gregg E. Favalora, Bedford, MA (US);
Dexter Eames, Cambridge, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An illuminated animation device with staggered sources of illumination with a rotatable member rotatable about an axis of rotation, first and second pluralities of sources of illumination retained to rotate with the rotatable member that are actuatable between illuminated and non-illuminated conditions. The first and second pluralities of sources of illumination are staggered so that the sources of illumination will produce individual paths of illumination to permit image display with enhanced. The rotatable member can be a rotatable panel with first and second arrays retained relative to first and second halves thereof, and the sources of illumination can be longitudinally and laterally staggered, such as by one-half a distance between adjacent sources of illumination. The sources of animation can alternatively be disposed in opposed, radially spaced straight line arrays. The device can be handheld and can include a motor and a power source.