Patent · US Expired

Life expectancy timepiece

US5031161A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
3References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 15, 1991
Grant dateJul 9, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04F1/005
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A timepiece for monitoring and displaying the approximate time remaining in a user's life. A microprocessor monitors the passage of time. A resettable memory is connected to the processor for storing data representative of years, days, hours, minutes and seconds. A display is connected to the microprocessor for displaying data stored in the memory. Buttons or switches are provided to enter and change the stored data so that the approximate time remaining in the user's life can be reset by the user.

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