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Electronic clock having time indicating light display

  • US 4,041,692 A
  • Filed: 01/08/1976
  • Issued: 08/16/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic clock having a time indicating light display, said electronic clock comprising:

  • pulse generating means for producing output pulses at predetermined times;

    decoding means connected with said pulse generating means to recieve said output pulses therefrom, said decoding means including a plurality of frequency dividers providing separate outputs indicative of time in hours, minutes and seconds; and

    matrix means including a plurality of matrixes two of which are 6×

    10 matrixes and the other of which is a 1×

    12 matrix, each of which matrixes is connected with a different one of said plurality of frequency dividers of said decoding means to receive therefrom said indications of time in hours, minutes and seconds, said matrix means including light means positioned in three separate segments each of which segments surrounds a point common to all of said segments, said light means being connected with said timing means for selective energization of a portion of each segment of said light means to thereby produce three separate light displays the energized portion of one such segment indicating time in hours, the energized portion of a second of which segments indicates time in minutes, and the energized portion of the third of which segments indicates time in seconds.

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