Global Patent Index - EP 0985168 A1

EP 0985168 A1 20000315 - CLOCK WITH A TZOLKIN CALENDAR

Title (en)

CLOCK WITH A TZOLKIN CALENDAR

Title (de)

UHR MIT TZOLKIN-KALENDARIUM

Title (fr)

HORLOGE AVEC CALENDRIER TZOLKIN

Publication

EP 0985168 A1 20000315 (DE)

Application

EP 98949884 A 19980808

Priority

  • DE 9802347 W 19980808
  • DE 29805523 U 19980326

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9949367A1] The invention relates to a conventional type clock with a date, hour, minute and seconds display, characterised in that Maya signs (3) are provided instead of the usual hour signs and in that the 20 Tzolkin day symbols (1) are applied to an outer ring (4) that can rotate according to the clock movement. The invention is also characterised in that the meaning of each of the respective combinations of Maya signs (3) and Tzolkin day symbols (1) can be inferred from the corresponding Tzolkin calendar.

IPC 1-7

G04B 19/24; G04B 19/08; G04B 19/10; G04B 45/00

IPC 8 full level

G04B 19/08 (2006.01); G04B 19/247 (2006.01); G04B 45/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G04B 19/085 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 19/247 (2013.01 - EP US); G04B 45/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 29805523 U1 19980610; EP 0985168 A1 20000315; US 6278662 B1 20010821; WO 9949367 A1 19990930

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 29805523 U 19980326; DE 9802347 W 19980808; EP 98949884 A 19980808; US 42442099 A 19991202