Time breaker

• US 5,222,052 A
• Filed: 07/15/1992
• Issued: 06/22/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jocelyne C. Salame
• Original Assignee: Jocelyne C. Salame
• Inventors: Salame, Camille G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W.
• Application Number:
  US07/913,472
• Time in Patent Office: 342 Days
• Field of Search: 368/28-40, 40/107, 40/109, 283/2-4, 235/85 R
• US Class Current: 368/28
• CPC Class Codes: G09D 3/10 with members in band form

Abstract

The day-name associated with any date under the Gregorian Calendar is determined by a process which first identifies, from tabulated data correlated to seven day-name categories, the day-name assigned to the first day of a centesimal year. Additional tabulated data correlates the day-name for the first day of a centesimal year to the day-name of the first day of any year within the century following the centesimal year. A third data set correlates the day-name for the first day of any particular year to the day-name for any particular month and number date within the year.

Claims

1. A combination of tables for correlating Gregorian Calendar numbered days to weekly name-days, past, present and future, comprising:

a first tabulated data matrix supported by first sheet means for correlating the day-name respective to the January 1 of centesimal years between 1500 and 4600 and for differentiating between centesimal leap years that are evenly divisible by 400 and all other, non-leap centesimal years;

a second tabulated data matrix supported by second sheet means having seven, uniformly wide, adjacently spaced and parallel rows proceeding top to bottom, said rows being divided along their lengths into eighteen adjacently parallel columns proceeding left to right and perpendicular to said rows, bounded areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing data address positions, that address position common to the top row and first column from left being the reference address for a non-leap centesimal year and chronologically successive years in a century assigned to correspondingly successive address positions in an order proceeding top to bottom and left to right except for the first year following a leap year which is assigned to the second successive address position following the preceeding leap year address position, said leap years being differentiated from non-leap years as matrix data;

third sheet means supporting an independently adjustable column divided into a multiplicity of address areas, each of a height corresponding to the uniform width and parallel spacing of said second matrix rows, said adjustable column address areas supporting a repetitive week sequence of day-name indicia;

alignment means structurally secured with said second sheet means to laterally confine said third sheet means adjacent said second data matrix as an additional column therewith that may be longitudinally adjusted to align a particular day-name with a desired second data matrix row whereby the adjustable column day-name respective to January 1 of a particular year is aligned in the second data matrix row corresponding to said particular year when the adjustable column day-name respective to January 1 of the non-leap centesimal year of said particular year century is aligned in the top row of said second data matrix.

7. A combination of tables as described by claim 1 comprising additional sheet means respective to twelve data matrices corresponding to the twelve months of a leap year, said month matrix data being arranged in seven parallel rows having matching alignment with said second data matrix rows and sufficient columns respective to the number of days of a particular month, areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing day number address positions with the top row, first column from left address position being a reference address position and the first day of each month in a leap year having a distinctive address displacement from said reference position whereby alignment of a particular month matrix with said third sheet means positions the day-name corresponding to the first day of said particular month in the respective month matrix row when the day-name for January 1 of the objective year is aligned in the top row.

8. A combination as described by claim 7 wherein the first day of the leap year months of January, April and July are positioned at the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of October is positioned one address position removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of May is positioned two address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year months of February and August are positioned three address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year months of March and November are positioned four address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of June is positioned five address positions removed from the reference address and the first day of the leap year months of September and December is positioned six address positions removed from the reference address.

9. A combination of tables as described by claim 1 comprising additional sheet means respective to twelve data matrices corresponding to the twelve months of a non-leap year, said month matrix data being arranged in seven parallel rows having matching alignment with said second data matrix rows and sufficient columns respective to the number of days of a particular month, areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing day number address positions with the top row, first column from the left address position being a reference address position and the first day of each month in a non-leap year having a distinctive address displacement from said reference position whereby alignment of a particular month matrix with said third sheet means positions the day-name corresponding to the first day of said particular month in the respective month matrix row when the day-name for January 1 of the objective year is aligned in the top row.

10. A combination as described by claim 9 wherein the first day of the non-leap year months of January and October are positioned at the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of May is positioned one address position removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of August is positioned two address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year months of February, March and November are positioned three address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of June is positioned four address positions removed from the reference address and the first day of the non-leap year months of April and July are positioned six address positions removed from the reference address.

2. A combination as described by claim 2 wherein the first day of the non-leap year months of January and October are positioned at the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of May is positioned one address position removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of August is positioned two address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year months of February, March and November are positioned three address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the non-leap year month of June is positioned four address positions removed from the reference address the first day of the non-leap year months of September and December are positioned five address positions removed from the reference address and the first day of the non-leap year months of April and July are positioned six address positions removed from the reference address.

3. A combination as described by claim 2 wherein the first day of the leap year months of January, April and July are positioned at the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of October is positioned one address position removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of May is positioned two address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year months of February and August are positioned three address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year months of March and November are positioned four address positions removed from the reference address, the first day of the leap year month of June is positioned five address positions removed from the reference address and the first day of the leap year months of September and December is positioned six address positions removed from the reference address.

4. A combination of tables for correlating Gregorian Calendar numbered days to weekly name-days, past, present and future, comprising:

a first tabulated data matrix supported by first sheet means for correlating the day-name respective to the January 1 of centesimal years between 1500 and 4600 and for differentiating between centesimal leap years that are evenly divisible by 400 and all other, non-leap centesimal years;

a second tabulated data matrix supported by second sheet means having seven, uniformly wide, adjacently spaced and parallel rows proceeding top to bottom, said rows being divided along their lengths into eighteen adjacently parallel columns proceeding left to right and perpendicular to said rows, bounded areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing data address positions, that address position common to the top row and first column from left being the reference address for a centesimal leap year and chronologically successive years in a century assigned to correspondingly successive address positions in an order proceeding top to bottom and left to right except for the first year following a leap year which is assigned to the second successive address position following the preceeding leap year address position, said leap years being differentiated from non-leap years as matrix data;

third sheet means supporting an independently adjustable column divided into a multiplicity of address areas, each of a height corresponding to the uniform width and parallel spacing of said second matrix rows, said adjustable column address areas supporting a repetitive week sequence of day-name indicia;

alignment means structurally secured with said second sheet means to laterally confine said third sheet means adjacent said second data matrix as an additional column therewith that may be longitudinally adjusted to align a particular day-name with a desired second data matrix row whereby the adjustable column day-name respective to January 1 of an objective year is aligned in the second data matrix row corresponding to said objective year when the adjustable column day-name respective to January 1 of the centesimal leap year of said objective year century is aligned in the top row of said second data matrix.

5. A combination of tables as described by claim 4 comprising additional sheet means respective to twelve data matrices corresponding to the twelve months of a leap year, said month matrix data being arranged in seven parallel rows having matching alignment with said second data matrix rows and sufficient columns respective to the number of days of a particular month, areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing day number address positions with the top row, first column from left address position being a reference address position and the first day of each month in a leap year having a distinctive address displacement from said reference position whereby alignment of a particular month matrix with said third sheet means positions the day-name corresponding to the first day of said particular month in the respective month matrix row when the day-name for January 1 of the objective year is aligned in the top row.

6. A combination of tables as described by claim 4 comprising additional sheet means respective to twelve data matrices corresponding to the twelve months of a non-leap year, said month matrix data being arranged in seven parallel rows having matching alignment with said second data matrix rows and sufficient columns respective to the number of days of a particular month, areas delineated by intersections of said rows and columns providing day number address positions with the top row, first column from left address position being a reference address position and the first day of each month in a non-leap year having a distinctive address displacement from said reference position whereby alignment of a particular month matrix with said third sheet means positions the day-name corresponding to the first day of said particular month in the respective month matrix row when the day-name for January 1 of the objective year is aligned in the top row.