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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7376053 | Use of non-magnetic paths for an electronic module intended for a timepiece The present invention proposes improving the yield of a microgenerator (1) used for operating a timepiece. Such a microgenerator operates on the basis of the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction, it is thus desirable to limit as far as possible the presenc... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7175339 | Electronic object of small dimensions capable of being worn on the wrist The present invention concerns a portable object such as a timepiece (18) capable of being worn on a user's wrist by means of a wristband, this portable object being supplied with electric power by at least one rechargeable accumulator able to be recharged by... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6934521 | System for automatically setting a portable object with a clock function The present invention concerns an automatic time-setting system for a portable object having an horological function. The present invention also concerns a portable object having an horological function capable of being automatically set to the right time, such as a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6747916 | Communication system between a portable unit and a communication terminal The present invention concerns a communication system between a portable unit, such as a watch, and a communication terminal (2) such as a personal computer or PC, characterized in that the communication terminal (2) includes at least means for transmi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6735151 | Electronic watch with a large date aperture The electronic watch includes hands (2, 4, 5) indicating the time, a device (6) displaying at least the date, this device being formed of first (9) and second (10) indicators on which are marked figures (11, 12) respectively indica... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6731351 | Display assembly including an electro-optical cell and a photovoltaic cell A display assembly is disclosed including an electro-optical cell (28), for example a liquid crystal cell, and a photovoltaic cell (61) acting as a back reflector. In order to improve the aesthetic appearance of the display, the photovoltaic cell (6... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6724266 | Device for producing a signal having a substantially temperature-independent frequency The device (1) includes a mixer (4) which generates a signal (S4) having a frequency (F4) equal to the difference between two frequencies (F2, F3), which are those of two signals (S2, S3) each generated by a ge... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6666576 | Watch case assembled via the bezel The watch case includes a back cover (2), a middle part (3) and a bezel (4) closed by a crystal (5) delimiting together a space in which a watch movement (1) is housed for an analogue or digital time display on a dial (6) arranged below the crystal (5). I... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6597637 | Electronic chronograph watch with analogue display An electronic chronograph watch (1) with an analogue display wherein the measured times are displayed on small dials (5, 6, 7) located on the periphery of the main dial (2). The measured times are displayed by small hands (8, 9, 10) each driven by a motor... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6575619 | Method for assembling a casing ring in a watch case and casing ring for such method The method for assembling and fixing a casing ring (3) in a watch case (6) uses a ring made of plastically deformable material fitted with means (60, 70) forming a single piece with the ring and capable of positioning it with respect to the case. The ring... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6577559 | Electronic converter for converting an acoustic signal into a pseudo-digital signal, timepiece including such a converter and two-directional communication method via acoustic waves The present invention concerns the use of a sound generator circuit (22) including a piezoelectric vibrator (P3) as an acoustic wave receiver. The invention also concerns an electronic converter (20) including a sound generator circuit (22) provided... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6507535 | Portable object, in particular a watch, including multiple selectable electronic modules The invention concerns a portable object, in particular a wristwatch (1), including a case (2) with which are associated at least two different electronic modules, each module allowing access to a particular service, the portable object also including mea... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6437466 | Monophase electromechanical transducer, in particular of the horological type, and electromechanical device including at least one such transducer The monophase electromechanical transducer (2) includes a stator (8) and a rotor (4) including a permanent bipolar magnet (6). The stator is formed of a planar structure (10) defining first and second magnetic stator poles (18,20) and a core (12) carrying... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6426537 | Ultra-thin piezoelectric resonator Encapsulated piezoelectric resonator including on the one hand a central plate (5) made of a piezoelectric material cut to form a frame (6) and a central resonant element (9) connected to said frame (6), the top and bottom faces having a metal coating, on... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6402368 | Watch provided with a tourbillon The watch provided with a tourbillon includes a regulating device (2) engaging with an escapement (3) which itself engages with a gear train (4) meshing with a fixed wheel (5). The regulating device, the escapement and the gear train are mounted on a plat... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6404704 | Dial including brilliants, appliques or other applied elements and method for securing such elements thereto The invention concerns a dial (1), in particular for a timepiece, including a plate having at least one recess defining a housing (6) in which a decorative element (8) or suchlike is secured, characterised in that the housing (6) includes a bottom (14) fo... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6252825 | Timepiece comprising a capacitive sensing device A timepiece includes a rotating member (1) and a contactless electric capacitive detection device for detecting positions and/or movements of the member. In order to avoid the problems posed by conventional systems with electric switches, the detection de... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6144622 | Watch comprising sensing and saving means in case of insufficiency of supply source An electronic watch in which the position of the hands is managed by the electronic circuit for displaying data internal to the circuit, in particular time data. Said watch comprises means for detecting supply insufficiency combined for bringing and maint... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6092923 | Timepiece including fixation device for an element added to a frame The invention relates to a timepiece having a body or frame upon which an added element may be held, in a detachable manner. The invention also relates to a method of assembling this element on said body or frame. This timepiece is characterized in that the fi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6082001 | Method for manufacturing a clockwork wheel A clockwork wheel (1) including a plate (3) provided with a first series of peripheral teeth (4) and a second series of teeth (5) arranged at right angles to the plate is manufactured in a strip of steel suitable for stamping and by means of a progressive... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6040654 | Piezoelectric transformer The transformer (1) includes a body (2) made of piezoelectric material having an outer lateral surface (E) in the shape of a circular cylinder. Primary electrodes (5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22, 24) are arranged on the body (2) so that, when the primary voltag... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6025660 | Electromechanical transducer comprising two rotors having permanent magnets Transducer, in particular clockwork driving motor, comprising a stator (2) formed of two stator parts (16 and 26) and three cores (18, 19, 20) connecting respectively three magnetic poles (28, 29, 30), defined by the first stator part (16), to the second ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5923265 | Portable receiver comprising a manually actuable control device Portable receiver for receiving and displaying radio broadcast messages having a series of characters, the portable receiver including a housing (6) having at least one face (7); a memory (45) for storing messages; a display (2) mounted on or visible thro... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5917257 | Electromagnetic motor with two coaxial rotors The motor (1) includes three stator parts (11, 12, 13) and two coaxial rotors (2, 3) each including a multipolar magnet having axial magnetization (4, 5) arranged between the third (13) and the first (11) respectively the second stator poles (12). The lat... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5909070 | Two-phase electromechanical transducer and electromechanical device including at least one such transducer The two-phase electromechanical transducer (2) comprises a stator (4) formed by a planar structure (12) and two cores (14, 16) respectively carrying two coils (18, 20). The planar structure defines three magnetic stator poles (22, 23, 24) and has a stator... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5907522 | Portable device for receiving and/or transmitting radio-transmitted messages comprising an inductive capacitive antenna Portable device for receiving and/or transmitting radio-transmitted messages comprising: a case (11; 42; 51), an antenna (12; 31, 32; 52, 53) capable of picking up both a magnetic component and an electric component of an electromagnetic field carrying ra... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5894456 | Timepiece including luminous elements Wristwatch including a case (1) for accommodating a movement (4), luminous elements carried by the bezel or by the middle part of said case, a source of energy (44, 45) and an electronic circuit (33) housed in said case to control the power supply of said... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5889738 | Clockwork movement comprising a guiding tube between a plate and a bridge The invention concerns a clockwork movement comprising a lower plate (1) situated on the side of the dial (19), a bridge (2), an upper plate (3) and a rotary shaft (10) which passes through a guiding tube (15) mounted in the bridge (2) and the lower plate... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5825106 | Bi-directional biphase electromechanic transducer having multipolor magnets An electromecanic transducer comprises a stator 4 formed of three parts 6, 8 and 18 each presenting merlons or teeth 52, 54 and 60 superposed to a multipolar magnet 34 of rotor 30. Three statoric magnetic poles 10, 12 and 20 are situated in a same statori... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5798984 | Timepiece including a receiving and/or transmitting antenna for radio broadcast signals Timepiece including a case, a bezel and a transponder including a radio broadcast signal transmitting and/or receiving circuit and an antenna connected to that circuit, the antenna and the transmitting and/or receiving circuit being both fixed to the beze... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5781512 | Pocket and table watch with a suspension and support device A watch (1) whose case (3) comprises a groove (7) on its periphery is mounted in a removable manner in a suspension and support device consisting of two parts (11 and 12) attached by a hinge (13). The first part (11) has the shape of an resilient open rin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5773914 | Piezoelectric resonator A piezoelectric resonator of small dimensions comprises a vibrating element mounted in a tight sealed housing (1) of elongated shape. The housing comprises a base (10) onto which a metal cap (9) is fixed, and coupling conductors (11) which pass through th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5774057 | Time measurement in a communications system, a communications system and a receiver for use in such a system A communications system includes apparatus for generating a succession of time message signals, a central station having a transmitter for transmitting the time message signals, at least a first receiver for receiving the time message signals and timer ci... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5739647 | Multi-rotor electromechanical transducer and method for controlling such a transducer In order that each of its rotors (18 to 21) may he individually controlled, the transducer (1) comprises a stator (2) having two main parts (3, 4) and 2N+1 transverse parts (5 to 13). N openings (14 to 17) through each of which a stator (18 to 21) passes,... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5736806 | Cylindrical electrochemical transducer The present invention concerns an electromechanical transducer exhibiting a configuration of the cylindrical type and adapted in particular to serve as a stepping motor. In a three-phase embodiment, the transducer according to the invention comprises a st... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5734215 | Electromechanical transducer comprising two rotors An electromechanical transducer (1), in particular a motor used in timepieces, having a stator (2) and two rotors (14 and 15). The two rotors (14 and 15) are situated respectively in two stator holes (4 and 6) each defined by three stator poles (8a, 10a, ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5712533 | Power supply circuit for an electroluminescent lamp The power supply circuit for an electroluminescent lamp (7) comprises a transformer with two windings (4, 6). The primary winding (4) of the transformer is supplied cyclically by a battery via the intermediary of an "H" bridge. The use of an "H" bridge en... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5699324 | Device for securing a watch dial A retaining ring (17) which rests on the peripheral area of the dial (16), which is in turn bonded to a dial support (14). Several securing means (25) are on the one hand secured in the retaining ring (17) and on the other hand in a base element (13), suc... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5696741 | Timepiece including a fluid resistant container assembled in a metallic case The invention concerns a timepiece, specifically a wrist watch, including a fluid resistant container (19) provided with a framework (20) of plastic material housing the horometric components. Such fluid resistant container (19) is closed by a crystal (22... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5677948 | Cordless portable hands-free telephone A cordless portable telephone comprises a main apparatus (2) combining a receiver, a transmitter, an antenna (3) and a keyboard for entering a called number, a microphone and an earpiece, all attached to, or supported from a collar passing around the neck... | 10/14/1997 |
