diff --git a/jquery.timePicker.js b/jquery.timePicker.js
index 41b35c1..d114107 100644
--- a/jquery.timePicker.js
+++ b/jquery.timePicker.js
@@ -35,6 +35,20 @@
 
   $.timePicker.version = '0.3';
 
+  // Static public functions
+
+  // Date object to time string
+  $.timePicker.formatTime = function(val, settings) {
+    settings = $.extend({}, $.fn.timePicker.defaults, settings);
+    return formatTime(timeToDate(val, settings), settings);
+  };
+
+  // Time string to Date object
+  $.timePicker.timeStringToDate = function(str, settings) {
+    settings = $.extend({}, $.fn.timePicker.defaults, settings);
+    return timeStringToDate(str, settings);
+  };
+
   $._timePicker = function(elm, settings) {
 
     var tpOver = false;
@@ -274,4 +288,4 @@
     return time;
   }
 
-})(jQuery);
+})(jQuery);
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