Patents by Inventor Anthony A. Maldacker

Anthony A. Maldacker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4141157
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable celestial globe called Kozmosphere, consisting of a sphere the inside of which represents the sky with the stars and the Milky Way, observed through strategically distributed peepholes, and the outside of the sphere featuring either the stars as those inside, but completed with additional astronomical data, or else, featuring the map of the Earth or that of the Moon.To the south pole of the sphere is fastened a flashlight the bulb of which protrudes into the sphere illuminating it when switched on. The flashlight serves also as the handle of the Kozmosphere. When not used, it can be put into a vase, thus being a nice decor of the home.The Kozmopshere can be made in three basic forms:1. The stars represented by tiny holes on a sheet, fixed to the inner side of a transparent sphere which can be illuminated from outside, and the Milky Way painted inside with a luminescent paint and activated by the inner flashlight.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1979
    Inventor: Anthony A. Maldacker