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US 12,572,114 B2Granted
Mechanical clock for use in fluid media
OwnerAdam Gruen Krellensteininventor
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Abstract
A mechanical clock may include a platform with a bladder, a lower valve, an upper valve, and a compression device. The lower valve is in fluid communication with the bladder and a rare fluid source including a rare fluid. The bladder is also in fluid communication with the lower valve, and the upper valve is also in fluid communication with the bladder. A compression device is in contact with the bladder.
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A mechanical clock comprising:
- a platform comprising:
- a bladder;
- a lower valve;
- an upper valve;
- and
- a compression device,
- wherein the lower valve is in fluid communication with the bladder and a first fluid source,
- wherein the first fluid source comprises a first fluid,
- wherein the bladder is in fluid communication with the lower valve,
- wherein the upper valve is in fluid communication with the bladder, and
- wherein the compression device is in contact with the bladder.
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A method of keeping time, the method comprising:
- flowing a first fluid into a bladder forming part of a platform and mechanically and fluidly coupled to a first valve and a second valve, wherein flowing the first fluid makes the platform positively buoyant;
- automatically opening the first valve when the bladder reaches a first height, wherein opening the first valve causes the first fluid to escape from the bladder, and wherein the first fluid escaping from the bladder causes the platform to become negatively buoyant;
- once the platform has become negatively buoyant, automatically closing the first valve;
- automatically opening the second valve when the bladder reaches a second height, wherein opening the second valve causes the first fluid to fill the bladder, and wherein the first fluid filling the bladder causes the platform to become positively buoyant;
- and
- once the platform has become positively buoyant, automatically closing the second valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.