US3226866A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-01-23
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Granted: 1966-01-04
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Expires: 1982-01-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Poray Marcel Cyprien Kuczew De
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:36
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING ILLUMINATION OF AN OBJECT, THE DIRECTION OF INCIDENCE OF SAID ILLUMINATION UPON SAID OBJECT BEING CONSTANTLY CHANGING TO SIMULATE ILLUMINATION BY A LIGHT SOURCE TRAVELING IN A GENERALLY CIRCULAR PATH, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF REGULARLY ARRANGED LIGHT SOURCES GENERALLY PERIPHERICALLY SURROUNDING SAID OBJECT, ENERGIZATION OF AN END SOURCE OF A PARTICULAR SERIES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN ADJACENT END SOURCE OF AN ADJACENT SERIES BEING QUANTITATIVELY EQUIVALENT TO THE ENERGIZATION OF TWO ADJACENT SOURCES WITHIN ONE OF SAID SERIES; A COMMON ENERGIZING CIRCUIT FOR ALL OF SAID SOURCES; AND CYCLICALLY OPERATIVE SWITCHING MEANS, SAID SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISING CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SEQUENTIALLY ENERGIZING SUCCESSIVE CORRESPONDING SINGLE LAMPS IN EACH SERIES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN ADJACENT LAMP, AND SWITCHING MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY INSTANTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRING ENERGIZING FROM AN ADJACENT LAMP BEHIND SAID SINGLE LAMP TO A LAMP AHEAD OF SAID SINGLE WHILE MAINTAINING SAID SINGLE LAMP ENERGIZED, ONE OF SAID ADJACENT LAMPS WHEN SAID SINGLE LAMP IS AN END LAMP, BEING IN AN ADJACENT SERIES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
168 words
A DEVICE FOR PRODUCING ILLUMINATION OF AN OBJECT, THE DIRECTION OF INCIDENCE OF SAID ILLUMINATION UPON SAID OBJECT BEING CONSTANTLY CHANGING TO SIMULATE ILLUMINATION BY A LIGHT SOURCE TRAVELING IN A GENERALLY CIRCULAR PATH, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF SERIES OF REGULARLY ARRANGED LIGHT SOURCES GENERALLY PERIPHERICALLY SURROUNDING SAID OBJECT, ENERGIZATION OF AN END SOURCE OF A PARTICULAR SERIES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN ADJACENT END SOURCE OF AN ADJACENT SERIES BEING QUANTITATIVELY EQUIVALENT TO THE ENERGIZATION OF TWO ADJACENT SOURCES WITHIN ONE OF SAID SERIES; A COMMON ENERGIZING CIRCUIT FOR ALL OF SAID SOURCES; AND CYCLICALLY OPERATIVE SWITCHING MEANS, SAID SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISING CIRCUIT CONTROL MEANS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND SEQUENTIALLY ENERGIZING SUCCESSIVE CORRESPONDING SINGLE LAMPS IN EACH SERIES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN ADJACENT LAMP, AND SWITCHING MEANS SUBSTANTIALLY INSTANTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRING ENERGIZING FROM AN ADJACENT LAMP BEHIND SAID SINGLE LAMP TO A LAMP AHEAD OF SAID SINGLE WHILE MAINTAINING SAID SINGLE LAMP ENERGIZED, ONE OF SAID ADJACENT LAMPS WHEN SAID SINGLE LAMP IS AN END LAMP, BEING IN AN ADJACENT SERIES.
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