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Class 368/18 - With moon and earth display


Subclass of Class 368 - Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Definition: Subject matter wherein the position of both the moon and
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 08/10/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7773462Chinese mechanical calendar timepiece
A watch includes a mechanical or electromechanical timepiece movement, analog time indicators, a lunar indicator indicating lunar date on a scale and driven by the timepiece movement to perform one revolution in one or two synodic months, and Chinese calendar indica...
08/10/2010
7649811Timepiece with moon phase indicator
The invention concerns a timepiece including a dial (12) fitted with an aperture (16) behind which is mounted a moon phase disc (18) driven in rotation by a moon phase train (24). According to the invention said disc (18) is mounte...
01/19/2010
7609587Lunar phase display mechanism
A lunar phase display mechanism includes an upper disc which is the lunar display disc and a lower disc mounted concentrically to this disc. One of the discs is mounted so that during normal operation of the mechanism that one disc rotates relative to the other disc...
10/27/2009
7433269Timepiece with analog display capable of indicating a date of one calendar in another calendar
The invention relates to an electronic timepiece comprising manual control means (21, 23) for the selection of different modes and an analog display provided with indicators (26, 27, 28, 32, 34) moved separately by electric motors to indicate the time ...
10/07/2008
7420883Animated timepiece
A timepiece movement is disclosed which may comprise a going train, and a mechanism having a first cinematic connection with the going train and arranged to drive an indicator member in a stealthy rotational movement, the latter being activated periodically with a p...
09/02/2008
7251198Moon phase wheel chart
A moon phase wheel chart for determining the phase of the moon for a particular date, past, present, or future, has three wheel members adapted to rotate about a common center. The first wheel member has in its center indicia representing the phases of the moon and ...
07/31/2007
7196973Method and device for displaying a moon image cycle, in particular for a watch
In order to display images true to the real appearance of the moon during a lunation, particularly in a watch, there is provided a rotating indicator disc (8) arranged behind a circular aperture of a dial and comprising an annular region (20) subdivide...
03/27/2007
7170824Calendar mechanism having means driving and correcting two indicators
The calendar mechanism for a watch includes two rotating indicators provided with respective toothed wheels (11, 14), indicating for example the date and the phase of the moon or the day of the week, and drive lever (21) provided with two beaks (22,...
01/30/2007
7120093Oval shaped timepieces and stem arrangement for watches
A watch frame comprising a dial face having a circumferential boundary surrounding the dial face. A single series of hours indicia are arranged along and following the circumferential boundary and surrounding an interior region of the dial face. A first and second t...
10/10/2006
6947351Watch equipped with means for determining a location longitude
The invention concerns a watch equipped with means for determining a location longitude and a device for determining the sun's altitude above the horizon. Said watch comprises a mobile element (16) doing one full rotation in 12 hours and bearing a hour hand (...
09/20/2005
6928032Mechanism for displaying the moon phases
A mechanism for displaying the moon phases which has an upper disc or moon dial (1) and a lower disc or moon indicator (2) that is mounted concentrically to it. One of these discs is mounted rotatably relative to the other. The moon dial (1) has...
08/09/2005
6885614Moon phase display device, particularly for a timepiece
The device includes an indicator (3) in the shape of a plate, moving behind a dial (1) having a circular aperture (2), which represents the lunar disc. The indicator includes an S-shaped line of separation (6) between a dark zone (4
04/26/2005
6507536Moon-phase dial mechanism
A moon-phase dial mechanism comprising two overlapping, rotatable discs behind a substantially circular window capable of exhibiting a representation of the phases of the moon in a lunar cycle....
01/14/2003
5974001Moon phase device
A moon phase device for determining the moon phase of a particular date, BC or AD, new style date or old style date, has six tube members adapted to move relative to each other. The first tube member has a first side with indicia thereon for representing ...
10/26/1999
5508979Timepiece with indication of the part of the earth visible from the moon
This timepiece is provided to indicate the phases of the earth as they would be perceived by an astronaut contemplating the heavens from the moon....
04/16/1996
5469410Watch with date dial
A watch comprising several hands driven independently of each other by several motors, and comprising a date function whereby the date is displayed on two scales, the first for the tens and the second for the units. Specific design features also allow the...
11/21/1995
5299126Electronic tide watch
An electronic tide watch comprising a memory for storing a table of tide times, heights, and geographic offsets, an input circuit for entering times, dates, and geographic offsets, a processing circuit for identifying stored tide information corresponding...
03/29/1994
5245590Display of changing moon on watch face
A timepiece having a circular face for displaying analog time of day and using the same face to display the phases of the moon....
09/14/1993
5155710Clock with moon dial
A clock with a movable moon display having an improved moon dial in which a moon replica plate is associated integrally with the moon dial in spaced recessed relation to a round opening in the dial so that the moon replica takes on a shadowed illusion of ...
10/13/1992
5086416Display module for watch movement
A dial 1 provided with an hour graduation 2 cooperating with hands 3, 4, 5, intended to be driven by the hand setting of a movement on which the module can be fixed. This dial 1 comprises further a circular twenty-four hours graduation 11 cooperating simu...
02/04/1992
4993002Nautical moon and tide clock apparatus
A moon clock for indicating a phase of the moon. The moon clock comprises a moon disk rotatable about a central axis having moon representation means and a continuous scale disposed on the front surface thereof, drive means for rotating the moon disk at a...
02/12/1991
4766579Timepiece having a control stem correcting mechanism with at least two setting positions
A basic clockwork, initially arranged in such a way as to comprise two supplementary indicators, of the date and of the days of the week, which have been removed, is provided with an additional module carrying supplementary indicators, which can number tw...
08/23/1988
4692031Moon phase display clock
A clock for indicating moon phase comprises a moon phase dial fixed to a hub rotatable around an axle for indicating the moon phase according to the angular position thereof relative to the axle. The moon phase dial has a set of circumferentially spaced p...
09/08/1987
4684260Astronomical clock
An astronomical clock shows on a moon disc diametrically opposed images of the sun and the moon or, respectively, two moons which during twenty four hours appear alternately in a semicircular opening and travel through it. Approximate images of the moon p...
08/04/1987
4548512Watch with indicator of lunar phases
Watch with moon phases indicator constituted by a moon phases indicating member (14) partly appearing through the moon wicket (13A) of a moon phases indicating member (13) in such a way that it represents the shape of the moon as a function of the quarter...
10/22/1985
4396293Salat time alarm electronic timepiece
A salat time alarm electronic timepiece is implemented with a one chip microcomputer. An outer read only memory is installed in the electronic timepiece for storing the sunrise time data and the sunset time data at various cities in world. The system read...
08/02/1983
4334297Globe clock device and methods of making and using the same
The present invention relates to a globe clock which includes an earth sphere rotating at a rate of 1 revolution per minute, a moon sphere orbiting the earth sphere at a rate of one revolution per 12 hours and a satellite sphere orbiting the earth sphere ...
06/08/1982
 
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