Class 368/229 - With animation (e.g., motion clock)

Subclass of Class 368 - Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Definition: Subject matter wherein at least part of the display is in
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 04/22/2008

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7362662	Color timepiece A timepiece includes a display face having a color time field with a first axis representing a first unit of time and a second axis representing a second unit of time, wherein a colored section fills the color time field as time elapses and wherein a current color d...	04/22/2008
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
7339855	Timepiece A mechanical timepiece has an ornamental portion and a plurality of movable units operable to expose and hide the ornamental portion. Each of the movable units includes a divisional segment for exposing and hiding the ornamental portion by inward and outward movemen...	03/04/2008
7310288	Watch movement equipped with an animation A mechanical-type watch movement is disclosed. In one implementation, the movement may include a frame. The frame may support a work train that is periodically driven in rotation by a driving element. The frame may also support an animation part. The animation part ...	12/18/2007
7221624	Time display system, method and device A time display device (“TDD”)—equally adaptable to watches, clocks, computers, phones, and vehicles—indicates the current hour of the day by displaying a color that refers an observer to the disclosed color-to-hour matrix, thereby eliminating the traditional...	05/22/2007
7134784	Rotating bezel watch The present invention discloses a rotating bezel watch including a watch face having an hour hand, minute hand and second hand connected at substantially a center of thereof and a rotatable bezel connected to the watch face. The watch further includes means for rota...	11/14/2006
7126882	Cuckoo clock having scissoring extension ARM and actuating mechanisms A cuckoo clock having a scissored extension arm is disclosed. The clock, using the arm, provides an attractive visual display with minimum displacement and shift of center of gravity. ...	10/24/2006
6975562	Wearable electronic device with mode operation indicator A method for indicating that a wearable electronic device is operating in a selected mode, wherein the wearable electronic device comprises at least one hand operatively coupled to an actuation mechanism. The method comprises the steps of (a) moving the hand from a ...	12/13/2005
6614727	Three dimensional children's sleeptime timer and clock device The present invention is a children's sleeptime timer and clock device. It includes (a) a housing adapted to contain and display at least one clock and to contain (b) at least one clock; and (c) a sleeptime display timer contained within the housing, whic...	09/02/2003
6393134	Digital cartoon and animation process A digital cartoon or animation creation process, alternately describable as digital rotoscoping. Images are obtained in digital format by set-up steps (32, 44), image capture steps (34-36 and 46), and image storage (38, 48). The rotoscoping process (10) i...	05/21/2002
6385138	Time-keeper A time-keeper has two discs 5 and 6 at least partly visible from the front of the time-keeper. The discs are urged to rotate by the time-keeper drive mechanism in casing 10 such that each disc rotates in the same direction and angular velocity as time-kee...	05/07/2002
6219306	Device for projecting a dynamic spectral display A device for projecting spectral display onto a viewing surface, having numerous light projecting segments attached to rotating hollow shafts, mounted and rotating upon each other on coaxial based shaft. The projecting segments include a light emitting so...	04/17/2001
6061462	Digital cartoon and animation process A digital cartoon or animation creation process, alternately describable as digital rotoscoping. Images are obtained in digital format by set-up steps (32, 44), image capture steps (34-36 and 46), and image storage (38, 48). The rotoscoping process (10) i...	05/09/2000
5872746	Clock timer with clock face transforming from a frowning orientation to a smiling orientation A clock timer having a face comprising a mouth, eyes, a nose, and an arm secured to the nose. Rotation of the nose turns a shaft which, via a camming mechanism, forces a plate housed within the clock upward. As the plate moves upward, a rack formed in the...	02/16/1999
5848029	Motion liquid display toy A motion liquid display toy including a base, a transparent container mounted on the base and holding a liquid, a floating ornament floating in the liquid and having a magnet at the bottom, and a transmission mechanism mounted in the base and controlled t...	12/08/1998
5440526	Low energy animated time piece A wristwatch mounting an animated head of a figure and including a moveable nose overlying a watch face and formed by one end of a moveable member, the opposite end forming an armature. The moveable member is mounted on a laterally extending pivot pin suc...	08/08/1995
5380206	Personalizable animated character display clock A personalizable animated character display (10) for transforming a face photograph (24) into a personalized animated character comprising a body image (20) and one or more movable body parts (12, 14). In the preferred embodiment, the animation is driven ...	01/10/1995
5226023	Timepiece movement exhibiting special decorative effects and timepiece provided with such a movement The invention concerns a timepiece movement having a baseplate (20), a motor (22), an oscillating system (24), driving elements (26, 27) intended to drive indicating elements (16, 18), a gear train (28) having at least one wheel coupling the driving eleme...	07/06/1993
5208790	Astronomical data indicating device An astronomical data indicating device is provided with a memory for storing location data representing a location on the earth. In the present device, before calculation of astronomical data such as hour angle data of moon and moon phase data, at first h...	05/04/1993
5197044	Low energy animated time piece A wristwatch mounting an animated head of a figure and including a moveable nose overlying a watch face and formed by one end of a moveable member, the opposite end forming an armature. The moveable member is mounted on a laterally extending pivot pin suc...	03/23/1993
5134597	Animated kinetic sculpture device An animated kinetic sculpture device in the form of a pedestal for support of another kinetic sculpture or other object, or as a stand alone advertising piece. The device comprises a supporting structure, a motor driven upright cylindrical helical coil sp...	07/28/1992
5077709	Rotating timepiece dial face construction with included movable decorative objects A disklike ornamental timepiece dial face (12) is constructed of transparent material forming an enclosed chamber (24) and a central clearance (28). Decorative materials (32) are located within the chamber and provide a kinetic display on movement of the ...	12/31/1991
5051969	Decorative clock with rotatable sand picture A decorative clock with sand picture having the function of showing flowing picture and correct time mainly consists of a gear set housing, a sand picture, and a set of hour hand and minute hand assembled together to be positioned on a support seat in suc...	09/24/1991
5047998	Timepiece with mobile decorations A timepiece with mobile decorations comprises: a roof disposed over a case body having a timepiece unit built therein; driving means to make said roof up and down while turning the same in response to a signal from the said timepiece unit; and mobile deco...	09/10/1991
4985877	Electronic watch with moving member An analog type electronic watch having a step motor to drive hands has a movement indicator other than hands. The movement indicator has a magnet member and is driven with the magnetic influence of a rotor magnet of the step motor. The magnet member is ar...	01/15/1991
4858209	Transfigurating timepieces Time display elements for displaying different units of time in a clock or other timepiece are arranged in a unitary solid geometrical structure having a predetermined symmetry. That symmetry of the unitary solid geometrical structure is periodically brok...	08/15/1989
4839874	Electronic watch with moving member An analog type electronic watch having a step motor to drive hands has a movement indicator other than hands. The movement indicator has a magnet member and is driven with the magnetic influence of a rotor magnet of the step motor. The magnet member is ar...	06/13/1989
4734895	Novelty watch construction A novelty watch construction is disclosed. The face of the watch or dial includes first and second members, the first one being substantially smaller in diameter than that of the watch crystal. It overlies the second dial in spaced parallel relation, to f...	03/29/1988
4712925	Pendulum type decorative and time indicating device A clock is provided with at least partially upwardly disposed time indicia and a pendulum is arranged to oscillate above the correct indicia to indicate current time. The clock may take any one of a number of embodiments, the common factor being the oscil...	12/15/1987
4666312	Table clock A table clock characterized in that two pendulum rods are swingably supported on either side of a support body in symmetrical positional relation, bobs are attached to the lower ends of the respective pendulum rods, the upper end portions of the two pendulum rods a...	05/19/1987
4583864	Solar system clock A novelty clock is provided wherein a spherical representation of the earth rotates about the face of the clock as would a second hand. While rotating about the face of the clock, the earth also rotates upon its own axis, thereby providing a more realisti...	04/22/1986
4421420	Electronic timepiece with animation An electronic analog timepiece having an illustration on the dial provides animation by including a portion of the illustration on the second hand and by giving the second hand an erratic motion. Logic circuitry combines a plurality of frequency signals f...	12/20/1983
4421421	Kinetic clock sculpture A time keeping clock that includes a kinetic clock sculpture arrangement in which the clock comprises the usual minute and hour hands journalled for rotation in clockwise directions about a common axis, and a time keeping mechanism for driving said minute...	12/20/1983
4397565	Electronic timepiece including an animated display An electronic timepiece with an animated display is provided. The animated display includes flickering display elements for providing the animation. The timepiece includes a timekeeping circuit for generating actual time signals in at least hours and minu...	08/09/1983
3952500	Ornamental clock Ornamental clock having a parallelogram formed of the short and long clock hands and two sets of links pivotally linking the hands. The profile of the parallelogram changes continuously and variously as the clock hands travel about the dial plate center i...	04/27/1976

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Class 368/229 - With animation (e.g., motion clock)