Patents by Inventor Tobin Hinkle

Tobin Hinkle 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: 5082447
    Abstract: A star projection device is formed from an opaque film sheet folded to form a six-sided, cubical enclosure, the film having transparent spots extending over its entire area representing star positions when projected onto a surrounding surface, and a small, point-like light source is positioned at the center of the enclosure for projecting light simultaneously through all of its six sides to produce a substantially 360.degree., horizonless projection of the stars onto surrounding surfaces. Nearby stars are represented by linear extensions from the transparent spots representing vectors corresponding to the magnified heliocentric parallax motion of the star.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Inventor: Tobin Hinkle