Patents by Inventor Philip M. Solem

Philip M. Solem 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: 4096646
    Abstract: A device for identifying and locating a star in the heavens including an axis rod having a globe rotatably mounted thereon. A hoop is rotatably mounted on the axis rod for rotation about the globe. A mount having a sighting tube thereon is slidably mounted on said hoop with a screw member carried by the mount for engagement with the globe to secure the hoop and globe against rotation. The mount for the sighting tube has a pointer thereon for positioning the mount relative to star location on the globe. The axis rod is mounted on a universal joint secured to a stand for selectively positioning the angle of the axis rod and globe. The axis rod has a take-up nut thereon for engagement with the globe to prevent rotation of the globe on the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Inventor: Philip M. Solem