US 12,405,576 B1
High-fidelity lunar phase mechanism for clocks and watches
Greg Blonder, Brookline, MA (US)
Assigned to Genuine Ideas, LLC, Brookline, MA (US)
Filed by Genuine Ideas, LLC, Brookline, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/173,491.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/631,851, filed on Apr. 9, 2024.
Int. Cl. G04B 19/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/08 (2006.01)
CPC G04B 19/268 (2013.01) [G02B 6/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for producing a view-independent virtual image of a three-dimensional object, comprising:
a three-dimensional model comprising at least two visually distinct regions;
a fused imaging fiber optic plate (FIFOP) comprising a bundle of optically aligned fibers, the FIFOP having:
(i) a viewing surface formed by the polished output ends of the fibers; and
(ii) a shaped cavity formed on the opposite side of the FIFOP, the cavity defined by input ends of the fibers and configured to receive the three-dimensional model in close proximity;
wherein the FIFOP is configured to transmit a virtual image of the three-dimensional model to the viewing surface such that the image appears angle-independent to an observer.