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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5155712 | Wheel and pinion assembly with friction drive/slip coupling for a timepiece An improved reduction gear assembly with friction drive/slip coupling for a timepiece movement, comprising a metal pinion member having a toothed pinion and a coaxial stem extending from an abutment surface on said pinion, including (1) a cylindrical port... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155711 | Movement subassembly for a three and two hand timepiece using common piece parts A movement subassembly adapted for use in either a two hand timepiece or a three hand timepiece, the subassembly having a first set of elements common to both timepieces adapted to cooperate with a second set of components, including at least one intermed... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5140563 | Multimode electronic timepiece having a mutually exclusive submode display The operating program of a microcomputer is adapted such that once the operator initially selects a submode, the timepiece is disposed into the first operating state of that selected submode, and actuation of any actuator other than that actuator which cy... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5088070 | Selecting apparatus for a multimode electronic wrist instrument A selecting apparatus for a multimode electronic wrist instrument. A microcomputer in the wrist instrument is programmed to sequentially actuate selecting indicia similar to a cursor horizontally and/or vertically on the display to indicate a selectable f... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5063544 | Program to alter alarm setting in a multimode alarm timepiece A multimode electronic timepiece has a display, an audible alarm device, manually actuated switches, and an integrated circuit programmed to provide several operating modes. The modes include a first mode in which an alarm sounding setting is displayed, w... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5059840 | Stator assembly for a timepiece stepping motor Briefly stated, the invention comprises an improved stepping motor and method of making it including locating it in the timepiece frame, the stepping motor including a rotor and a stator. A flat magnetizable stator member defines a central opening with di... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4941236 | Magnetic clasp for wristwatch strap A strap for holding a wristwatch has a pair of separable flexible strap ends adapted to curve around the wrist and to overlap one another to provide an overlapped section. At least one strap end of thermoplastic material has particles of permanently magne... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4932011 | Three hand movement for a timepiece with improved timesetting gear train A three hand movement of the type having a frame, a stepping motor mounted in the frame, a manually actutable timesetting stem disposed in the frame and a gear train driven by the stepping motor to rotate coaxial members carrying "seconds", "minutes", and... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4912832 | Method for making a timepiece stepping motor Method for manufacturing a timepiece stepping motor comprising the steps of: providing a flat one-piece stator member defining an opening for the rotor and having a pair of diametrically opposed narrow sections on either side of the opening; providing a m... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4912688 | Automatic display illumination for a multimode wristwatch An improvement in a multimode electronic wristwatch of the type having a display, a lamp for illuminating the display, manually actuated switches and an integrated circuit programmed in a first logic sequence to light the lamp in response to actuation of ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4912692 | High rate, bidirectional drive for a bipole stepping motor watch An improved drive circuit for a quartz analog wristwatch having a bipole stepping motor with a drive coil, a power supply, a gear train having a plurality of gears driven by the rotor, a plurality of output members with hands rotatably driven by said gear... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4888507 | Stepping motor rotor assembly for an electronic timepiece An improved stepping motor rotor assembly comprises a rotor having a shaft and a driving member such as a gear pinion, a centering washer disposed on the shaft and a recess with a short finished cylindrical wall coaxial with the shaft and annular abutment... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4887249 | Bicycle watch - dual mode circuit A digital wristwatch having a case and strap also serves as a computer to display speed, distance, and pedaling cadence when temporarily attached to a holder on the bicycle handlebar. Wheel and sprocket sensors are connected to electrical terminals in the... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4847818 | Wristwatch radiotelephone An improved wristwatch, radiotelephone comprising a case having a timekeeping circuit a radio transceiver and a display disposed therein, a strap having a pair of strap ends connected to opposite ends of the case and adapted to be connected together for h... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847820 | Watch attachment A watch case has attachment lugs on opposite ends thereof, a flexible resilient watch band with attachment ends, first means pivotably connecting one attachment end of the watch band to the lugs on the six o'clock end of the watch case, and second means p... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4800545 | Removable stem and switch actuator for electronic wristwatch An electronic wristwatch includes an electronic circuit such as a lead frame with extending conductive strips providing a first battery contact terminal and switch contact terminal for operating and setting the wristwatch. A multipurpose switch actuator m... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4783773 | Regatta timing watch Briefly stated, the invention is practiced by providing a wristwatch with a case having manually actuated switches, a microcomputer in the case responsive to the switches, an annunciator responsive to the microcomputer, and an electrooptic display having ... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4744066 | Quartz analog movement with lavet stepping motor and large energy cell A movement for a three hand quartz analog timepiece has an energy cell supplying power to a timekeeping circuit which periodically steps the rotor of a Lavet type stepping motor. The stepping motor rotor drives a "seconds" wheel assembly attached to the "... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4720644 | Lavet stepping motor with U-shaped coil core A stator for a stepping motor of an electric watch comprises an elongated yoke member having a free end, a coil arm integrally formed on the other end of the yoke member and having a free end, an exciter coil arranged on the coil arm by being pushed onto ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4700091 | Bipolar stepping motor rotor with drive pinion and method of manufacture A wristwatch movement has a Lavet stepping motor directly driving a toothed center wheel by means of a drive pinion which is an integral part of the stepping motor rotor. The rotor comprises a bipolar permanent magnet member and a plastic rotor body molde... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4679944 | Electric watch The invention relates to an electric watch, wherein the rotor of a stepping motor is arranged between the metal frame and the plastic frame and is mounted in bearing holes of these frames or base plates. In accordance with the invention, the plastic frame... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4668101 | Water resistant seal for watch case An improvement in a water resistant seal for a watch case with a bezel having a peripheral wall and a lens having a peripheral edge. The wall has an inwardly protruding flange and the lens edge has an outwardly protruding flange, the flanges being diagona... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657408 | Base element for a wristwatch The invention relates to a base element for a wristwatch in the form of a laminate, which simultaneously serves the purpose of a movement plate or frame and a case back and which consists of two integrally joined plates, these plates being bonded together... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653933 | Resin watch case with hidden lug support A resin watch case with a substantially round bezel is provided with relatively thin lugs or "horns" for conventional attachment of a strap or band with retractable spring bars having pins passing through holes in the lugs. The lugs are angled downward fr... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4647218 | Small stepping motor driven watch A movement for a two-hand quartz analog watch driven by a Lavet-type stepping motor has a minute hand on a shaft driven by a large center wheel overlapping the energy cell. The center wheel has 60 radial slots directly engaging and driven by the stepping ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4624529 | Liquid crystal display with central interconnections A liquid crystal display adapted for a solid state analog timepiece has front and rear transparent substrates with radial transparent electrodes to represent hour, minute and second hands. The contact terminals connected to the electrodes are grouped in a... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4618264 | Acoustic alarm setting device for a timepiece An electronic alarm timepiece has a rotatable ring producing clicks when the ring is rotated from a first position aligned with one of the hands to a second position at which the alarm will be actuated when the hand reaches such position. The clicks are t... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4603978 | Laminated base element for a wristwatch using hot melt adhesive foil The invention relates to a base element for a wristwatch and in particular a base element in the form of a laminate composed of two plates and a plastic foil. According to the invention, spacer elements, in particular in the form of a non-woven fiber flee... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4598337 | Electronic circuit board for a timepiece An electronic circuit board of very thin construction for a wristwatch employs a printed circuit board of insulating material with punched apertures for receiving and locating circuit components, such as capacitors, transistors and integrated circuits, wh... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4536095 | Crown setting switch for a wristwatch A crown switch actuator in a solid state analog wristwatch rotates in either direction and is movable axially. The actuator stem has a flat portion which rotatably operates a rocker contact spring against contact pads on a printed circuit board to alterna... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4534743 | Process for making an electroluminescent lamp A process for making thin flexible electroluminescent lamps comprises continuously feeding a flexible strip of transparent insulating material which serves as the carrier for performing various process steps, as well as becoming part of the finished lamp ... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4532395 | Electroluminescent flexible touch switch panel A flexible touch switch panel of a known type with a deformable membrane carrying a switch closure member is provided with an overlying flexible electroluminescent laminated member providing lighting of the entire switch panel or selected areas thereof, i... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527096 | Drive circuit for capacitive electroluminescent panels A drive circuit is disclosed which includes a converter that provides current pulses that charge a capacitive electroluminescent lamp to produce light and a switching circuit that switches a predetermined number of successive current pulses at high freque... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4500173 | Electroluminescent lamp for liquid crystal display A backlighted liquid crystal display is disclosed which includes an electroluminescent backlight having a reduced amount of phosphor acting as both a source of light for viewing the display during nighttime hours and as a light diffuser for viewing the di... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4475795 | Electrochromic films having improved etch resistance Thin, amorphous electrochromic layers deposited on substrate electrodes by, for example, vacuum deposition techniques, are subjected to a special heat treatment at a selected high temperature for a selected short time to convert at least a free surface po... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4473301 | Indexing gear for timekeeping devices The invention relates to an indexing gear for timekeeping devices comprising a toothed wheel having an indexing tooth, a pinion indexable two teeth at a time by means of the indexing tooth of the indexing wheel, said pinion being secured against rotation ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4472068 | Watch movement with a rotating minute disc Movement for a wrist watch, having at least one rotatable minute disc, a drive connection between the toothed disc edge and a drive pinion, being reliably and positively maintained in that the disc is mounted with clearance and capable of tilting, in that... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4470707 | Electronic setting for analog timepiece An electronic analog timepiece is disclosed that utilizes digital storage devices for setting alarm time and when selectively displaying, in response to the activation of a setting member, either alarm time or actual, updated time by the timepiece hands. ... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4468134 | Watch bezel/lens/rocker switch assembly A watch assembly is disclosed which includes a watchcase that has frames along opposite sides which define the perimeter of the watchcase platform on which is mounted a crystal having at least one opening which receives a rocker switch for controlling wat... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468541 | Terminal equipment ring/ding suppression circuit A telephone subscriber's terminal equipment, which is part of a telecommunications network, is disclosed which includes ring suppress circuitry that prevents a ringing signal, which indicates the presence of an incoming call, from dinging the bell in the ... | 08/28/1984 |
