Patents by Inventor Gary E. Rhine

Gary E. Rhine 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: 4910652
    Abstract: An analog watch for training children to read the current time having a flashlight installed in the watch case. The flashlight power supply is connected to the light emitting flashlight bulb through an electrical circuit which automatically turns the flashlight off after an adjustable time delay to preserve battery power. The watch time indicating face has numbers and dots to represent hours, and numbers and dots that represent minutes. These may be of different colors and may be adapted to glow in the dark after activation by light from the flashlight or from a face illuminating light source. The watch face has dots at half-hour intervals to indicate that the current time is at the half hour. All hour numbers and time-indicative dots may be embossed on the crystal face of the watch so that the minute hand does not pass over and obscure these symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Inventor: Gary E. Rhine