Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sundial
- Patent Title (中): 晷
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Application No.: US13784478Application Date: 2013-03-04
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Publication No.: US08528218B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Joyce Popendorf
- Applicant: Heliosphere Designs, LLC
- Applicant Address: US UT North Logan
- Assignee: Heliosphere Designs, LLC
- Current Assignee: Heliosphere Designs, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US UT North Logan
- Agency: Phillips Ryther & Winchester
- Agent Matthew D. Thayne
- Main IPC: G04B49/02
- IPC: G04B49/02

Abstract:
Embodiments of a sundial. Various embodiments of the sundial disclosed herein may be used to determine the time of day based on the position of the sun. The sundial may comprise an at least substantially spherical curved reflector that may be at least partially transparent and at least partially reflective such that light from the sun can pass through a surface of the reflector and be reflected off of an internal surface of the reflector to reflect an image of the sun from the internal surface. The sundial may further comprise a dial face for viewing of a reflected image of the sun to provide at least an approximate indication of the time based on the position of the reflected image of the sun on the dial face.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130199050A1 SUNDIAL Public/Granted day:2013-08-08
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