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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438422 | Simplified night sky display system A portable structure, simply constructed with inexpensive and generally lightweight materials, for displaying a selected portion of the night sky and selected planets, satellites, comets and other astronomically observable objects that are visually perceptible withi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7004588 | Planetarium and point light source for use in same Featured is a portable planetarium device suitable for use in projecting clear bright images of stars, planets, and other celestial objects onto a curved viewing surface. The portable planetarium devices of the invention comprise a point light source generators, a l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974325 | Astrological charts and plotting devices The invention provides astrological charting apparatuses. The invention provides a three-dimensional chart depicting the zodiac belt encircling the earth, in ecliptic coordinates, wherein the stars and stellar objects, zodiac constellations and zodiac components are... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6524112 | Interactive astronomical system and method An interactive astronomical model includes a geocentric module, a heliocentric module, and a housing. The geocentric module has a central body configured to represent earth. The heliocentric module has a central axis configured to represent the sun. A hou... | 02/25/2003 |
| 5141442 | Apparatus and didactic method for teaching and showing primary orbital phenomena and various movements The invention is directed to an apparatus for representing orbital phenomena. It comprises a sphere (20) pivoting about an inclined axis (8) on bearings (38, 60) integral with a support ring (23) mounted adjustable in a slide (26) and locked in the select... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5026287 | Three-dimensional constellation model and construction kit thereof A construction kit for building a three-dimensional constellation model is disclosed for viewing of celestial maps. The kit includes a combination of (a) a zenith section having an external shape of a circular form, the back side of said zenith section ha... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4752228 | Spherical display device A terrestrial globe for observing the polar areas. The globe is made from a pair of semi-spherical members put together along a vertical plane into a spherical body. The globe is supported on a pivotally supported semi-circular member which opens upwardly... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4702703 | Devices for aiding astronomers to locate stars and other celestial bodies A hollow transparent sphere has light reflecting spots formed on its surface in positions corresponding to the actual locations of stars in the night sky. The sphere is illuminated from within so that a viewer looking through the globe sees the spots in t... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4497582 | Planetarium alarm clock A hemispherical dome of opaque thin material is pierced with small openings in patterns conforming to the appearance of constellations in the sky. Mounted on a rotating cylinder, the dome is turned by an electric motor at adjustable speeds. A light source... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4271604 | Portable planetarium A portable planetarium is disclosed for ascertaining the position of the sun, the planets and their satellites and the stars throughout the year. The planetarium includes a frame having a configuration defined by a frustrum of a cone with a substantially ... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4051607 | Celestial display device A celestial display device having at least one box-like support member formed with a concave, hemispherical upper surface. A plurality of jigsaw puzzle pieces having convex lower surfaces are adapted to be removably affixed to the concave support member s... | 10/04/1977 |
