US3279696A
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Menstrual calendar
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-21
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1985-04-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence M Sherman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06G; G06G1/00; G06G1/0005; G06G1/0015; G06C; G06C3/00; G09; G09D; G09D3/00; G09D3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A MENSTRUAL CALENDAR COMPRISING: A BOTTOM DISC HAVING THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF DIVIDED INTO TWELVE ANGULAR INCREMENTS REPRESENTING THE CALENDAR MONTHS, SAID MONTHLY INCREMENTS BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO DAILY INCREMENTS; AN INTERMEDIATE DISC OF SMALLER RADIUS THAN SAID BOTTOM DISC HAVING THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF INVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF UNIFORMLY SPACED INCREMENTS OF PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING ANGULAR DISTANCE REPRESENTING SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE OF INCREASING DURATION, SAID SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE INCREMENTS EACH HAVING A BEGINNING-OFCYCLE INDEX AND AN END-OF-CYCLE INDEX; AND UPPER DISC HAVING A RADIAL LENGTH INTERMEDIATE OF THE RADIAL LENGTH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE AND BOTTOM DISCS AND A REDUCED RADIUS PORTION DEFINING AN INDENTATION IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID UPPER DISC THROUGH WHICH A SELECTED SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE INCREMENT AND A PORTION OF SAID MONTHLY AND DAILY CALENDAR INCREMENTS ARE VISIBLE WHEN SAID DISCS ARE ASSEMBLED IN SUPERPOSED RELATION, SAID REDUCED RADIUS PORTION HAVING A PREDETERMINED ANGULAR DISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO EXPOSE THE LONGEST SELECTED CYCLE INCREMENT WITHOUT EXPOSING MORE THAN ONE SELECTED CYCLE INCREMENT WHEN THE CALENDAR IS SET FOR THE SHORTEST CYCLE INCREMENT; AND, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DISCS IN SUPERPOSED RELATION FOR ROTATION ABOUT A COMMON AXIS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A MENSTRUAL CALENDAR COMPRISING: A BOTTOM DISC HAVING THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF DIVIDED INTO TWELVE ANGULAR INCREMENTS REPRESENTING THE CALENDAR MONTHS, SAID MONTHLY INCREMENTS BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO DAILY INCREMENTS; AN INTERMEDIATE DISC OF SMALLER RADIUS THAN SAID BOTTOM DISC HAVING THE CIRCUMFERENCE THEREOF INVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF UNIFORMLY SPACED INCREMENTS OF PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING ANGULAR DISTANCE REPRESENTING SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE OF INCREASING DURATION, SAID SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE INCREMENTS EACH HAVING A BEGINNING-OFCYCLE INDEX AND AN END-OF-CYCLE INDEX; AND UPPER DISC HAVING A RADIAL LENGTH INTERMEDIATE OF THE RADIAL LENGTH OF SAID INTERMEDIATE AND BOTTOM DISCS AND A REDUCED RADIUS PORTION DEFINING AN INDENTATION IN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID UPPER DISC THROUGH WHICH A SELECTED SHORTEST MENSTRUAL CYCLE INCREMENT AND A PORTION OF SAID MONTHLY AND DAILY CALENDAR INCREMENTS ARE VISIBLE WHEN SAID DISCS ARE ASSEMBLED IN SUPERPOSED RELATION, SAID REDUCED RADIUS PORTION HAVING A PREDETERMINED ANGULAR DISTANCE SUFFICIENT TO EXPOSE THE LONGEST SELECTED CYCLE INCREMENT WITHOUT EXPOSING MORE THAN ONE SELECTED CYCLE INCREMENT WHEN THE CALENDAR IS SET FOR THE SHORTEST CYCLE INCREMENT; AND, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DISCS IN SUPERPOSED RELATION FOR ROTATION ABOUT A COMMON AXIS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-17 | 1970-04-18 | 1970-10-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-17 | 1974-04-18 | 1974-10-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-17 | 1978-04-18 | 1978-10-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |