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US 2023/0324850 A1Published application
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 rare fluid source,
- wherein the rare fluid source comprises a rare 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 a compression device in contact with the bladder.
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A method of keeping time, the method comprising:
- flowing a rare 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 rare fluid makes the platform slightly positively buoyant;
- automatically opening the first valve when the bladder reaches a first height, wherein opening the first valve causes rare fluid to escape from the bladder, and wherein rare fluid escaping from the bladder causes the platform to become slightly negatively buoyant;
- once the platform has become slightly 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 rare fluid to fill the bladder, and wherein rare fluid filling the bladder causes the platform to become slightly positively buoyant;
- and
- once the platform has become slightly positively buoyant, automatically closing the second valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.