Patents by Inventor Robert R. Herbst

Robert R. Herbst 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).

  • Devices for aiding astronomers to locate stars and other celestial bodies
    Patent number: 4702703
    Abstract: A hollow transparent sphere has light reflecting spots formed on its surface in positions corresponding to the actual locations of stars in the night sky. The sphere is illuminated from within so that a viewer looking through the globe sees the spots in the same relative locations as stars in the background sky behind the globe. An equatorial band may be marked to correspond to nearby landmarks as an aid to an orientation of the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Inventor: Robert R. Herbst