Back to results
US 12,758,892 B2Granted
Fortune flower
OwnerMarc Howard Seganinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A device includes a body and a disc, rotatably attached to the body, that includes characters arranged around the disc. A light source is attached to the body and illuminates selected characters. Control circuitry triggers the light source to illuminate the selected characters to display a message as the disc rotates.
Claims19
A device, comprising:
- a body;
- a disc, rotatably attached to the body, that includes a plurality of characters arranged around the disc;
- a light source, attached to the body, that illuminates selected characters of the plurality of characters;
- and
- control circuitry configured to trigger the light source to illuminate the selected characters to display a message as the disc rotates, wherein the light source includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and the control circuitry triggers individual LEDs of the plurality of LEDs according to a position of a corresponding character within the message.
2 more elements
A device, comprising:
- a body;
- a disc, rotatably attached to the body, that includes a plurality of characters arranged around the disc;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), attached to the body, that illuminate selected characters of the plurality of characters;
- a position sensor that determines an angular position of the disc;
- and
- control circuitry configured to trigger individual LEDs of the plurality of LEDs according to the determined angular position of the disc and a position of a corresponding character within a message to illuminate the selected characters to display the message as the disc rotates.
3 more elements
A device, comprising:
- a body;
- a translucent disc, rotatably attached to the body, that includes a plurality of opaque characters arranged around the disc;
- a handle that is rotatably attached to the body and that is connected to the disc to cause the disc to rotate;
- a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), attached to the body, that illuminate selected characters of the plurality of characters;
- a photosensor that determines an angular position of the disc by detecting a mark on the disc;
- and
- control circuitry configured to trigger individual LEDs of the plurality of LEDs according to the determined angular position of the disc and a position of a corresponding character within a message to illuminate the selected characters to display the message as the disc rotates.
4 more elements
A device, comprising:
- a body;
- a disc, rotatably attached to the body, that includes a plurality of characters arranged around the disc;
- a light source, attached to the body, that illuminates selected characters of the plurality of characters;
- control circuitry configured to trigger the light source to illuminate the selected characters to display a message as the disc rotates;
- and
- a handle, rotatably attached to the body, connected to the disc to cause the disc to rotate.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.