# US 9,516,932 B2 · Articles of manufacture with decorative ornamentation relating to constellations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,516,932 B2 - Document ID: US9516932B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/490,417 - Filed: 2014-09-18 - Published: 2016-03-24 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-18 - Assignees: Inspired Design Creations, Inc. - Applicants: Jeet Sohal - Inventors: Jeet Sohal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9516932B2 ## CPC - A44C 25/001: {Pendants} - A44C 25/00: Miscellaneous fancy ware for personal wear, e.g. {pendants,} crosses, crucifixes, charms {(suspension loops or rings A44C3/008; settings for holding gems or the like A44C17/02)} - A44C 27/00: Making jewellery or other personal adornments - A44C: PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS ## Abstract An article of manufacture includes decorative ornamentation relating to constellations. More specifically, the article of manufacture bears at least a first and a second pattern of first and second elements, respectively. In the first pattern, the first elements are arranged in relative positions that correspond to relative positions of stars in a first constellation. In the second pattern, the second elements are arranged in relative positions that correspond to relative positions of stars in a second constellation. The first and second patterns are superimposed on each other, forming a decorative ornamentation that represents a composite of the first and second constellations. The patterns can be configured so that a relative size of each element corresponds to a relative brightness of the constellation star corresponding to that element. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An article of manufacture, comprising: at least a first pattern of first elements, wherein a relative position and a relative size of each of the first elements corresponds to a relative position and a relative magnitude of a first plurality of stars in a first constellation; and at least a second pattern of second elements, wherein a relative position and a relative size of each of the second elements corresponds to a relative position and a relative magnitude of a second plurality of stars in a second constellation; wherein the first pattern of first elements and the second pattern of second elements are superimposed upon one another and simultaneously visible on one surface of the article of manufacture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the first and second constellations are selected from the group consisting of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the article of manufacture comprises jewelry. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The article of manufacture of claim 3, wherein the jewelry comprises a pendant. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second elements comprises a decorative ornamentation. ### Claim 6 A method of making an article of manufacture, the method comprising: applying to a surface of the article of manufacture a first pattern of first elements, wherein a relative position and a relative size of each of the first elements corresponds to a relative position and a relative magnitude of a first plurality of stars in a first constellation that is visible in the nighttime sky; and applying to the surface of the article of manufacture a second pattern of second elements, wherein a relative position and a relative size of each of the second elements corresponds to a relative position and a relative magnitude of a second plurality of stars in a second constellation that is visible in the nighttime sky and which does not overlap the first constellation as viewed in the nighttime sky; wherein the first pattern of first elements and the second pattern of second elements are superimposed upon one another on the surface of the article of manufacture. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second elements are applied to the article of manufacture consecutively. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second elements are applied to the article of manufacture simultaneously. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first and second constellations are selected from the group consisting of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the article of manufacture comprises jewelry. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the jewelry comprises a pendant. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second elements comprises a decorative ornamentation, and the first and second elements are applied to the article of manufacture so as to be simultaneously visible. ### Claim 13 An article of manufacture, comprising: at least a first pattern of first elements, wherein a relative position of each of the first elements corresponds to a relative position of a first plurality of stars in a first constellation as visible in the nighttime sky; and at least a second pattern of second elements, wherein a relative position of each of the second elements corresponds to a relative position of a second plurality of stars in a second constellation as visible in the nighttime sky; and wherein the first pattern of first elements and the second pattern of second elements are superimposed upon one another and simultaneously visible, defining a composite pattern, wherein the composite pattern visually represents the first and second constellations superimposed upon one another forming a composite constellation on the article of manufacture. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein a relative size of each of the first elements corresponds to a relative magnitude of the first plurality of stars in the first constellation. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The article of manufacture of claim 14, wherein a relative size of each of the second elements corresponds to a relative magnitude of the second plurality of stars in the second constellation. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein the first and second constellations are selected from the group consisting of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein the article of manufacture comprises jewelry, and the composite pattern is formed upon a single jewelry piece. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The article of manufacture of claim 17, wherein the jewelry comprises a pendant. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The article of manufacture of claim 13, wherein each of the first and second elements comprises a decorative ornamentation. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the first pattern has a first pattern axis and the second pattern has a second pattern axis, the first and second patterns being superimposed upon one another so that the first pattern axis is aligned with the second pattern axis. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The article of manufacture of claim 20, wherein the first pattern is rotationally shifted relative to the second pattern about the aligned first and second pattern axes. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The article of manufacture of claim 21, wherein the first elements of the first pattern do not overlap with the second elements of the second pattern. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the first pattern has a first pattern axis and the second pattern has a second pattern axis, and the first and second patterns are superimposed upon one another so that the first pattern axis is laterally spaced from the second pattern axis.