US 2011/0286313 A1Published application

Led analog clock or watch display

AssigneePhillip Reingold

InventorPhillip Stanley Reingold

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Abstract

The Clock Face or Watch Face contains two physically separate and non-concentric circles of Light representing Hours and Minutes and an Arc representing Seconds. The Hours fill in 12 smaller circles with Light as the Hours pass and the Minutes fill in 12 smaller circles with Light as 60 minutes pass. The differentiation of LED Colors within a circle of Light allows the viewer to easily determine the Light filled Section of each Larger Ellipse or Circle for the current Hour or Minute. The use of a distinct LED or Light color for the 90 Deg increments within an Ellipse or Circle eliminates or reduces the need to count circles of Light to quickly identify the current time. The 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions are on 90 Deg Increments and have a separate distinct Light color from the other Lighted positions within the Hour's Ellipse or Circle.

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Dependent claims

A Clock or Watch, with Clock or Watch Display Face or Faces comprising:

a. Two Ellipses or Circles and an Arc with the physical separation of an Hour's Ellipse or Circle from A Minute's Ellipse or Circle in one or more Clock Faces or Watch Face as these are combined to display the current time in Hours and Minutes utilizing illuminated Circles of Light.
b. The physical size of the Hour's Ellipse or Circle is visibly larger than the Minute's Ellipse or Circle in relation to the significance of Hours as to Minutes.
c. Within the Hour's Ellipse or Circle there are 12 smaller circles of Light representing the Hours of time.
d. Within the Minute's Ellipse or Circle there are 12 smaller circles of Light representing 60 Minutes of time equivalent to the passage of one Hour. Each of the smaller circles within the Minute's Ellipse or Circle represents 5 Minutes of time.
e. A Separate Arc, Curve or Line of Light Made up of 5 to 30 circles representing Seconds.

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