Abstract:
A solar-plasma meter has a plasma compass ( 1 ) and a plasma scale ( 8, 9 ) in a meter housing ( 6, 10 ) having atmospherically controlled enclosure that is permeable to solar plasma. The plasma compass has a plasma sail ( 2 ) having direction-responsive surface and force-responsive surface attached to a force-measurement member ( 3 ) suspended from a universally rotational housing mount ( 7 ) that is vertically above a force-indication point ( 4 ). The plasma scale has a plasma plate ( 13, 14 ) oriented horizontally and suspended vertically for measuring solar plasmatic mass encountering the plasma plate. The solar plasma meter can be selectively portable or stationary with concentric or separate construction of the plasma compass and the plasma scale.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     This invention relates to detection and measurement of density, direction of flow and force of solar plasma at a select position on the earth. 
     Although it is known that physical relationships between the earth and the sun are affected directly by rate and density of solar plasma emitted by the sun and striking the earth, there has been no convenient and inexpensive tool for their widespread and systematic measurement. Previously, advancements in analyzing plasmatic emissions from the sun have been limited mostly to scientific laboratories. Those known have been too slow and too expensive for practical use in relation to weather projection, gravitational analysis, atmospheric analysis and stratospheric analysis of the earth. 
     There are known systems for measuring earth winds, ocean currents and earth gravitation, but none for detecting and measuring direction, density and force of solar plasmatic winds on the earth in a manner taught by this invention. 
     Examples of the most closely related but different known measuring systems are described in the following patent documents. U.S. Pat. No. 4,920,313, issued to Constant on Apr. 24, 1990, described a gravitational mass detector for comparing artificial gravity to known natural gravity for analytical comparisons and deductions. U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,611, issued to Helms on Mar. 26, 1985, described a method for locating and evaluating surface and subsurface anomalies by measurement of current emitted from the earth. Effects of solar activity, but not solar plasma, also were included. A selection of earth wind and ocean current meters are known. 
     Relative to travel of solar plasma, the earth can be likened to a ball in a wind tunnel. On a downwind side, there is vacuum-induced drag. Around the edge, there is a venturi effect with high density and high velocity. At 400 Km per second, solar plasma travels straight at approximately 0.0013 (1/751) of the speed of light but faster from the venturi effect at the poles where it is often visible as colored lights. Similarly, a fluid warps at venturi-induced speeds to bypass large objects like the earth, according to Einstein. On a face of the ball Earth, solar plasma changes directions constantly, not only in response to directional positioning from the sun, but also from direction of plasma-emitting positions on the sun. It is from all directions at any and all times that the Solar Plasma Meter meters solar plasma selectively for comprehensive analysis of solar effects on the earth. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Objects of patentable novelty and utility taught by this invention include providing a solar-plasma meter which can be used to measure density, force and direction of solar plasma, such measurements being usable to predict many natural occurances, including the timing and level of tides. 
     This invention accomplishes these and other objectives with a plasma compass and a plasma scale in an atmospherically controlled enclosure that is permeable to solar plasma. The plasma compass has a plasma sail with direction-responsive surface and force-responsive surface attached to a force rod or needle suspended from a universally rotational mount that is vertically above a force-measurement point. The plasma scale has a plasma plate oriented horizontally and suspended vertically for measuring solar plasmatic mass of solar plasma encountering the plasma plate in excess of weight of the plasma plate and its related support. The plasma compass and the plasma scale can have unified or separate construction. 
     The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
     This invention is described by appended claims in relation to description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the following drawings which are explained brief as follows: 
     FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a compass portion of a stationary solar-plasma meter; 
     FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a scale portion of the A. stationary solar-plasma meter; 
     FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a portable solar-plasma meter; 
     FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway top view of the FIG. 3 illustration; and 
     FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of a top section of the FIG. 3 illustration with a balance hang scale. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     Listed numerically below with reference to the drawings are terms used to describe features of this invention. These terms and list numbers assigned to them designate the same features throughout this description. 
     
       
         
               
               
               
             
           
               
                   
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
                  1. Plasma compass 
                 15. Support. lines 
               
               
                   
                  2. Plasma sail 
                 16. Portable plasma sail 
               
               
                   
                  3. Force-measurement member 
                 17. Plasma cross plate 
               
               
                   
                  4. Force-indication point 
                 18. Stationary-unit pointer 
               
               
                   
                  5. Measurement ring 
                 19. Stationary degree marker 
               
               
                   
                  6. Stationary meter housing 
                 20. Portable degree marker 
               
               
                   
                  7. Housing mount 
                 21. Portable-unit pointer 
               
               
                   
                  8. Placement scale 
                 22. Fact-and-time recorder 
               
               
                   
                  9. Hang scale 
                 23. Clock 
               
               
                   
                 10. Portable meter housing 
                 24. Force-measurement ring 
               
               
                   
                 11. Lateral support 
                 25. Portable measurement ring 
               
               
                   
                 12. Vertical support 
                 26. Lighting member 
               
               
                   
                 13. Stationary plasma plate 
                 27. Balance hang scale 
               
               
                   
                 14. Portable plasma plate 
                 28. Balance weight 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
     Reference is made first to FIGS. 1-2. A solar-plasma meter has a plasma compass  1  with a plasma sail  2  having direction-indication surface and force-indication surface oriented uprightly. The plasma sail  2  is positioned on a force-measurement member  3  having centralizing force such as gravity to force the force-measurement member  3  towards a force-indication point  4  that is centrally within a force-measurement indicator such as at least one measurement ring  5 . 
     The force-measurement member  3  is preferably an upright suspender having a top end attached rotatably to an apex or roof portion of a stationary meter housing  6  with a housing mount  7  that is rotational horizontally and pivotal vertically for a universally rotational attachment. A centralizer is preferably a combined suspended mass of the force-measurement member  3 , the plasma sail  2  and other suspended mass such as mass of attachment items and optionally additional suspended mass attached to the force-measurement member  3 . Gravitational force is employed on the combined suspended mass for centering the force-measurement member  3  vertically above the force-indication point  4  in opposition to off-centering pressure of solar plasma on the plasma sail  2 . Optionally, the centralizer can be circumferentially centering pressure of springs, gas, magnetism or other pressure inducers. 
     Referring to FIGS. 1-4, a plasma scale, such as a placement scale  8  shown in FIG. 2 or a hang scale  9  shown in FIGS. 3-4, having predetermined accuracy and weight sensitivity is positioned in predetermined proximity to the plasma compass  1  in the stationary meter housing  6  depicted in FIGS. 1-2 or in an optional portable meter housing  10  depicted in FIGS. 3-4. The placement scale  8  can be supported by a lateral support  11  depicted in FIG.  2  and the hang scale  9  can be supported by a vertical support  12  depicted in FIGS. 1-3. Accuracy of weighing plasma density with the placement scale  8  can be enhanced by weight balances over a pulley wheel as depicted in FIG. 2 to minimize weight differences for some types of scales. 
     A plasma plate, such as a stationary plasma plate  13  shown in FIG. 2 or optionally a portable plasma plate  14  shown in FIGS. 3-4 and having predetermined size, shape and structure to be encountered by solar plasma, is oriented horizontally and attached to the placement scale  8  or the hang scale  9  respectively as shown. Support lines  15 , preferably made of a stainless and impervious material such as a suitable stainless steel, support the stationary plasma plate  13 , the portable plasma plate  14 , the plasma sail  2  and the portable plasma sail  16  respectively as shown in FIGS. 1-4. 
     The stationary meter housing  6  can be a building with shelter from atmospheric conditions in predetermined proportion to permeability to solar plasma for particular sizes and levels of friction of support for plasma sails  2  and stationary plasma plates  13 . A frame building approximately the size of a two-car garage with asphalt shingles and standard drywall paneling was used with the approximate size relationships for the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1-2. With housing structure for adequate atmospheric conditioning and plasmatic permeability, a portable meter housing  10  that is preferably round with a conical and/or domed plastic material can be as small as one meter or half of a meter in diameter for a portable plasma sail  16 , a plasma cross plate  17  and the portable plasma plate  14  positioned concentrically as shown in FIGS. 3-4 and having sufficiently accurate construction. 
     Solar plasma affects both organic and inorganic matter on the earth because it has a fluctuant density of several-to-several-thousand universe-structure plasmatic atoms per cubic meter. Measurement of its density is vital. The plasma scale is a fundamental part of this tool for metering the nature and activity of solar plasma. 
     At least one degree pointer such as a stationary-unit pointer  18  on the plasma sail  2  can be used to indicate plasma-flow direction on a directional-degree marker such as a stationary degree marker  19  shown in FIG.  1 . As shown in FIGS. 3-4, a portable degree marker  20  having at least one portable-unit pointer  21  at an outside edge of the portable plasma plate  14  can be used for indicating plasma-flow direction. 
     A fact-and-time recorder  22  such as a video and/or electronic recorder is positioned to record time on a clock  23  in its observable range and to record (a) rotational travel of the plasma sail  2  or the portable plasma sail  16  in response to direction of flow of solar plasma, (b) distancing of the force-measurement member  3  from the force-indication point  4  in response to force of flow of solar plasma, and (c) weight on the placement plasma scale  8  or on the hang scale  9  in response to density of the solar plasma. 
     For a solar-plasma meter with concentric construction of the portable plasma sail  16 , the portable plasma plate  14  and the hang scale  9  in line as shown in FIGS. 3-4, the force-measurement member  3  can be either extended from a bottom of the portable plasma plate  14 , supplemented by or substituted by a force-measurement ring  24  positioned proximate an outside edge of the portable plasma plate  14 . Correspondingly, the measurement ring  5  can be substituted or supplemented by a portable measurement ring  25  on the portable degree marker  20  to indicate variation of plasma force by variation of distance between the force-measurement ring  24  and the portable measurement ring  25  at force-induced degrees of directional flow of solar plasma. 
     The portable plasma sail  16  can be off-center structured on a tail-end side as shown in solid lines or double-ended as shown in dashed lines. The plasma cross plate  17  preferably is positioned vertically above the tail end of the portable plasma sail  16  in order to be actuated by solar plasmatic force while avoiding obstruction of vane-directing action of the solar plasma. 
     Lighting members  26  are provided as appropriate for visual recording of facts and time with the fact-and-time recorder  22 . However, the fact-and-time recorder  22  is intended for optionally visual or electronic measurement. 
     Although the embodiment shown and described in relation to FIGS. 3-4 is referred to for portability, it is intended for both portable and large stationary sizes and applications. 
     The hang scale  9  can be either a spring type as depicted in FIGS. 3-4 or a balance scale  27  with balance weights  28  as depicted in FIGS. 2 and 5. 
     A new and useful solar-plasma meter having been described, all such foreseeable modifications, adaptations, substitutions of equivalents, mathematical possibilities of combinations of parts, pluralities of parts, applications and forms thereof as described by the following claims and not precluded by prior art are included in this invention.