# US 2023/0410686 A1 · Chemistry teaching aid for visually impaired students > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0410686 A1 - Document ID: US20230410686A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/333,144 - Filed: 2023-06-12 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-15 - Inventors: Roger P. Wolf; Paula J. Wolf - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230410686A1 ## CPC - G09B 23/24: for chemistry - G09B 21/003: {using tactile presentation of the information, e.g. Braille displays} - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) ## Abstract A system for instructing chemistry includes a device including a work surface, a frame, and movable tiles. Each movable tile includes at least a portion of a visible chemistry symbol thereon readable via eyesight and Braille indicia corresponding to the visible chemistry symbol. Each of the movable tiles further includes an attachment member on a rearward surface to movably attach the moveable tile to the work surface. A storage device for of the system includes a plurality of separate compartments for the at least a portion of the moveable tiles arranged in space in the format of a periodic table. Each of the plurality of separate compartments includes a visible chemistry symbol and a Braille indicia for one of the plurality of chemical elements thereon. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for instructing chemistry, comprising: a device comprising a work surface; a frame around the work surface, and movable tiles, each of the movable tiles comprising, on a front surface thereof, at least a portion of a visible chemistry symbol thereon readable via eyesight, each of the movable tiles further comprising Braille indicia on the front surface thereof corresponding to the at least a portion of the visible chemistry symbol, each of the movable tiles further comprising an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the moveable tile to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the moveable tile to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto, the frame defining an abutment boundary for positioning of the movable tiles, and a storage device for at least a portion of the movable tiles which comprise a symbol of one of a plurality of chemical elements thereof, the storage device comprising a plurality of separate compartments for the at least a portion of the moveable tiles, each of the plurality of separate compartments comprising a visible chemistry symbol of one of the plurality of chemical elements thereon readable via eyesight and a Braille indicia of the one of the plurality of chemical elements thereon, the plurality of separate compartments being arranged in space in the format of a periodic table of elements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the work surface has sufficient surface area to provide for positioning a plurality of the moveable tiles around at least a portion of a perimeter of the work surface bounded by the frame from which the moveable tile can be slid to form a standard chemistry expression. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein magnetic attraction is used to maintain the attachment member in movable connection with the work surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising one or more reference documents comprising information in the form of Braille indicia. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the one or more reference documents provides information in the form of Braille indicia on the plurality of chemical elements to supplement information provided on each of the plurality of separate compartments. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of separate compartments independently comprises a movable cover comprising the visible chemistry symbol of one of the plurality of chemical elements and the Braille indicia of the one of the plurality of chemical elements on an upper surface thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6 wherein the movable cover of each of the plurality of separate compartments is connected to a body of each of the plurality of separate compartments via a hinge mechanism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6 wherein the upper surface of the movable cover of each of the plurality of separate compartments further comprises a visible indicia of an atomic number of the one of the plurality of chemical elements and the Braille indicia of the atomic number of the one of the plurality of chemical elements. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of support components, each of the plurality of support components comprising a first seating via which one of the moveable tiles is positionable to be in operative connection with the support component, each of plurality of support components further comprising an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the support component to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the support component to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto, and a plurality of extending bond line components, wherein a user can form a structure on the work surface representing a molecule by arranging two or more of the plurality of support components in spaced relation with one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components extending between the two or more of the plurality of support components. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein magnetic attraction is used to maintain the attachment member of each of the plurality of support components in movable connection with the work surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein each of the plurality of support components further comprises a second seating via which one of the moveable tiles is positionable to be in operative connection with the support component, the first seating being dimensioned to seat one of the plurality of movable tiles having a first size, the second seating being dimensioned to seat one of the plurality of movable tiles having a second size, different from the first size. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the extending bond line component to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the extending bond line component to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein each of the one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises, on a front surface thereof, a visible representation thereon readable via eyesight of one of a single bond, a double bond, a triple bond or a quadruple bond, each of the extending bond line components further comprising Braille indicia or other tactile indicia on the front surface thereof corresponding to the one of the single bond, the double bond, the triple bond or the quadruple bond. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein one or more of the of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises an adhesive surface to removably attach the extending bond line component to the work surface, wherein a single bond line is represented by one of one or more extending bond line components, a double bond line is represented by two of one or more extending bond line components, a triple bond line is represented by three of one or more extending bond line components, and a quadruple bond line is represented by four of one or more extending bond line components ### Claim 15 A device for instructing chemistry, comprising: a work surface; a frame around the work surface, movable tiles, each of the movable tiles comprising, on a front surface thereof, at least a portion of a visible chemistry symbol thereon readable via eyesight, each of the movable tiles further comprising Braille indicia on the front surface thereof corresponding to the at least a portion of the visible chemistry symbol, each of the movable tiles further comprising an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the moveable tile to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the moveable tile to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto, the frame defining an abutment boundary for positioning of the movable tiles, the movable tiles comprising a plurality of chemical element tiles and a plurality of moveable tiles comprising a visible chemistry symbol of one of the plurality of chemical elements thereon readable via eyesight and a Braille indicia of the one of the plurality of chemical elements thereon, a plurality of support components, each of the plurality of support components comprising a first seating via which one of the moveable tiles is positionable to be in operative connection with the support component, each of plurality of support components further comprising an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the support component to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the support component to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto; and a plurality of extending bond line components; wherein a user can form a structure on the work surface representing a molecule by arranging two or more of the plurality of support components in spaced relation with one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components extending between the two or more of the plurality of support components. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein the work surface has sufficient surface area to provide for positioning a plurality of the moveable tiles around at least a portion of a perimeter of the work surface bounded by the frame from which the moveable tile can be slid to form a standard chemistry expression. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein magnetic attraction is used to maintain the attachment member in movable connection with the work surface. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein magnetic attraction is used to maintain the attachment member of each of the plurality of support components in movable connection with the work surface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein each of the plurality of support components further comprises a second seating via which one of the moveable tiles is positionable to be in operative connection with the support component, the first seating being dimensioned to seat one of the plurality of movable tiles having a first size, the second seating being dimensioned to seat one of the plurality of movable tiles having a second size, different from the first size. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises an attachment member on a rearward surface to attach the support component to the work surface, the attachment member being adapted to allow the support component to be removed from the work surface and to be slidably positionable to generally any position on the work surface once attached thereto. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The device of claim 20 wherein each of the one or more of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises, on a front surface thereof, a visible representation thereon readable via eyesight of one of a single bond, a double bond, a triple bond or a quadruple bond, each of the movable tiles further comprising Braille indicia on the front surface thereof corresponding to the one of the single bond, the double bond, the triple bond or the quadruple bond. ### Claim 22 (depends on 15) The device of claim 15 wherein one or more of the of the plurality of extending bond line components comprises an adhesive surface to removably attach the extending bond line component to the work surface, wherein a single bond line is represented by one of one or more extending bond line components, a double bond line is represented by two of one or more extending bond line components, a triple bond line is represented by three of one or more extending bond line components, and a quadruple bond line is represented by four of one or more extending bond line components.