ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,501, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).
"Solar watch" was invented by Atsushi Kobayashi (Shiojiri, Japan) and Shoki Mukaide (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar watch includes a dial at a solar cell, wherein a decorative member is provided at the dial, the dial includes a subdial, a transflective plate is provided between the solar cell and the dial, the transflective plate has a first region selectively provided at a portion overlapping the subdial, a second region provided at a portion overlapping an outer periphery of the dial, and a third region coupling the first region and the second ...