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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182138 | Device comprising a clock movement and a chronograph module A device comprises a basic clock movement MB whose time indicators are driven by a first barrel connected to a first wheelwork and a first regulator organ, and an autonomous chronograph module MCA whose indicators are driven by a second barrel independent from the f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8113707 | Device comprising a clock movement and a chronograph module A device comprises a basic clock movement MB whose time indicators are driven by a first barrel connected to a first wheelwork and a first regulator organ, and an autonomous chronograph module MCA whose indicators are driven by a second barrel independent from the f... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8002459 | Chronograph watch A chronograph watch fitted with a going train including: a permanent seconds wheel set secured to a permanent seconds display member, a chronograph seconds wheel set cooperating with a coupling in order to be secured to a chronograph seconds display me... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7946754 | Clockwork movement A clockwork movement includes a control member actuatable by a control lever in response to a user's action and having the form of a column wheel. The control member is rotatably mounted on the clockwork movement frame around an axis X, perpendicular thereto, for co... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931399 | Chronograph watch The invention comprises a chronograph watch including a chronograph mechanism. The chronograph mechanism includes a chronograph train (50), and a counter mechanism (64) kinematically connected to the train (50). The counter mechanism (64)... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7905655 | Device comprising a clock movement and a chronograph module A device comprises a basic clock movement MB whose time indicators are driven by a first barrel connected to a first wheelwork and a first regulator organ, and an autonomous chronograph module MCA whose indicators are driven by a second barrel independent from the f... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7625116 | Timepiece including a mechanism for correcting a device displaying a time related quantity Timepiece including a two-directional correction mechanism for a device displaying a time related quantity, the display device being actuated by a control lever (14) itself controlled by a cam (10), on which the control lever (14) abuts, the tim... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7597471 | Time piece chronograph clockwork movement A chronograph clockwork movement for measuring time includes a control lever actuatable by a first control member for alternatively activating or deactivating a time measurement, clutch elements for driving or not a second timer in response to an action produced on ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7445374 | Two-state chronograph with switching means The invention concerns a chronograph watch movement, comprising a chronograph mechanism, including: a chronograph gear-train comprising first (40) and second (38) wheels completing a revolution in sixty seconds and a revolution in a fraction of an hour... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7364352 | Time measurement device and method A mechanism having at least a function of measuring an arbitrary elapsed time is provided, which disables the function from being reset after the function is started, and enables the function to be reset after the function is stopped. The function is continuously he... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359289 | Watch provided with push-buttons comprising a mechanism for actuating delocalised control elements of a clockwork The invention concerns a watch including a case having a middle part and housing a watch movement having a time-setting stem in a first peripheral region, said movement further including a first and a second control member which are arranged on either side of the ti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331706 | Zero-resetting device for two time counters This device for the simultaneous zero-resetting of two counters, the pivot axes of which are fixedly connected to respective heart-shaped zero-resetting cams (7, 8), comprises a zero-resetting lever (2) containing two hammers (6c, 6 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7293911 | Timekeeper with a mechanism for measuring settable predetermined periods This timekeeper comprises a first timer (4), means (12) for connecting it selectively to the train of the timekeeper (T), a second timer (5), a synchronous coupling between the first (4) and second (5) timers, and fly-back means ( | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275859 | Display device for watch The invention concerns a display device for a watch movement comprising: a frame (110), an assembly of wheels pivotably mounted on the frame and wherein the angular position of a first (116) and a second (120) among them is based on the state of... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7232254 | Chronograph-type watch The invention concerns a chronograph-type watch provided with a movement (29) comprising: current time display means, measured time display means, a time base designed to regulate said display means, a control device (34, 40) for starting and stopping ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7192181 | Timepiece including a mechanism for triggering a time-related function and simultaneous winding of a barrel spring The invention concerns a timepiece component comprising a watch movement provided with a main barrel acting as power source for a timekeeping device of the watch movement and an auxiliary barrel designed to supply mechanical power to an additional device, and mechan... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173883 | Analogue chronograph comprising a digital display Disclosed is an analogue chronograph comprising a digital display. The digital display contains an hour and/or minute indicator using numbers. The latter are arranged on individual circular tracks and under a viewing window, form the hour and/or minute indicator in ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7130247 | Watch with fly back hand function and corresponding fly back hand mechanism A watch with an analog time display has at least one minute hand and one hour hand. This watch is moreover equipped with a fly back hand mechanism which has at least one minute fly back hand and/or hour fly back hand located coaxially to the hands of the normal time... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113450 | Wearable electronic device with multiple display functionality A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7029169 | Chronograph timepiece having zeroing structure To realize a chronograph timepiece capable of firmly and simultaneously zeroing an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a hammer operated by operating a reset button for controlling to operate t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021818 | Chronograph coupling mechanism The coupling wheel (17) is brought into friction with an intermediate second wheel (19), or, conversely, to moved away therefrom by a fork (16) formed in the large arm (22) of an L-shaped coupling spring (20), articulated at the jo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6942378 | Detent escapement for timepiece The detent escapement includes a wheel 2 fitted with teeth 3, a roller 4 fitted with an impulse pallet stone 5, a blocking member in the form of a lever 6 hinged on a pin 8. The first and second arms 9 and 10 o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926438 | Chronograph mechanism The invention concerns a chronograph mechanism of the type comprising a chronograph train (22) including: a coupling lever (16) for ensuring the movement of a coupling wheel, between a first position in which the mech... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6761478 | Chronograph with two rotational directions There is disclosed a chronograph mechanism capable of operating either in the conventional direct direction, or in the opposite direction to perform a countdown. The seconds counter (80) has a control finger (85) for incrementing and decrementing the m... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6556894 | System for restricting use of a measuring apparatus A host computer is used to enter into a measuring apparatus to be leased, a contracted term of lease and the date when the lease starts, and/or a contracted number of times the measuring apparatus can be used, and the warning time when a warning message s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6533451 | Underwater electromechanical timer An underwater electromechanical timer comprises a motor-driven timer assembly which includes a threaded member that engages an endless screw driven in rotation by means of a motor. Time programming of the timer is accomplished via presetting a length of s... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6406176 | Chronograph timepiece A chronograph timepiece has a barrel mounted for undergoing rotation and a front train wheel for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the barrel. A second counter intermediate wheel undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the front... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6379036 | Method for measurement of duration of molten state for solder during reflow An instrument and a method for measuring a duration at or above a predetermined temperature, such as a solder reflow temperature, are disclosed. The instrument includes a capillary tube and an indicator material that is solid at temperatures below the pre... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5745439 | Combined stopwatch and pager A paging device in combination with an accurate stopwatch includes a stopwatch timer block supported by latent processor element resources. The user directly manipulates, e.g., starts and stops, the timer block without processor element intervention. The ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5526326 | Speed indicating ball A speed indicating ball includes a timer, which is activated upon throwing of the ball, and deactivated upon catching of the ball, for measuring the ball's time of flight. The timer is connected to a display which provides a direct read out which is inver... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5224700 | Combined putting green repair tool and stopwatch A pitch-mark repair tool used for repairing pitch-marks made on greens when playing golf is provided with a timing device which allows specific time periods applicable to a game of golf, such as the five-minute rule, to be measured objectively and simply ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4396296 | Stop watch A stop watch (FIG. 2) for use by runners. A strap is provided and the strap bars 56,57 are disposed at a high level while the back 61 of the watch case is concave or dished. Push-buttons or control pins 17, 18, and 19, for starting, stopping, and resettin... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4287964 | Timer A timer adapted to toy applications, and in particular for use in conjunction with toy ride-on vehicles is provided. The timer includes a spring-driven mechanical motor manually windable to at least a predetermined time duration state and a manually displ... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4223525 | Sequential display for digital chronograph A timepiece having chronograph features has an electronic digital display pable of displaying six digits. In the chronograph operating mode these are normally minutes, seconds and hundredths of seconds. Should the instrument run for more than one hour pri... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4223526 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece comprises an oscillator, a frequency divider for frequency dividing the output signal of the oscillator to generate 100 Hz output pulse signals, time count circuits having a plurality of counters cascade-connected to count the outp... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4218871 | Electronic timer An electronic timer includes a presettable counter for continuously counting clock pulses and which is controlled to selectively count to a desired time count and to continuously count from that desired time count. A storage device stores, upon actuation,... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4216649 | Function selection circuit for multi-function timepiece A function selection circuit for multi-function timepiece which has a timekeeping circuit, a display device to display output data from the timekeeping circuit, and a function circuit to provide a plurality of functions which can be selected by an externa... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4211066 | Stop watch A stop watch comprising a second hand and a subsecond hand includes manually actuatable switches for producing start, stop and reset instruction signals. A first stepping motor and a first drive controller for the stepping motor drives the second hand, wh... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209972 | Digital electronic timepiece having an alarm display A digital electronic timepiece having a multi-digit digital display for displaying the time count in a time counter which receives a divided down time signal from a time base signal generator. At least one settable time counter for storing a count corresp... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4158947 | Yacht timer There is provided in accordance with the invention a yacht timer and a means for converting a conventional sweep second watch or clock into a yacht timer, either of which will be found useful in both fun and highly competitive sailboat racing.... | 06/26/1979 |
