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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029185 | Apparatus for securing and adjusting a watch strap The disclosure generally relates to an apparatus for securing and adjusting a watch strap. In an exemplary embodiment, the disclosure relates to a wrist watch having a watch strap closing system that allows a watch strap with saw teeth to be locked and secured in pl... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007165 | Coupling assembly for a wristwatch A releasable coupling assembly for securing a wristband to a watchcase. A pair of lug members extending from a top and a bottom sidewall of the watchcase provides respective alignment slots. The respective ends of a flexible wristband include a rigid connector membe... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002461 | Watchband attaching structure and wristwatch with the structure A watchband attaching structure includes paired projections provided on a case-side end part of a watchband and having coaxial first through-holes, and an intermediate part provided at a predetermined position on an outer circumference of a wristwatch case, placed b... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7959351 | Hand worn watch apparatus The hand worn watch apparatus provides a wrist band, an index band, and a thumb band for securing the pliable material to the delta area of a wearer's hand. Not only is the delta area a more comfortable and logical location, the area is larger than a typical wrist, ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7878706 | Strip for securing a device A personal attachment device includes a strip (101) having a first side (105) and a second side (106), the first side (105) of the strip (101) having an adhesive backing, the strip (101) including a hole formed between the f... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7794139 | Wristwatch with an unfolding case The wristwatch includes a case (3) carrying at least one watch movement and at least one display (7, 17) for the current time and for other time related or non-time related information. The case (3) is fixedly or rotatably mounted at the end of ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7708456 | Snapping and hinging arrangements, watches and associated methods A magnet assembly connectable to a metal assembly in an engaging fashion, a metal assembly connectable with the magnet assembly in an engaging fashion and a snapping mechanism comprising the magnet assembly and the metal assembly are disclosed, to be used with a str... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7695187 | Jewelry with detachable accessory A watchcase assembly comprising a watchcase for housing a watch mechanism, a generally planar member or a generally ring-shaped member, and a releasable connector for releasably connecting the member to the front of said watchcase, wherein the releasable connector c... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682069 | Tracking and monitoring system A tracking device is incorporated into a watch. The tracking device appears as an ordinary watch, but cannot be removed by the individual wearing it. If necessary, the location of the tracking device can be determined by a central server and reported to the authorit... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7654732 | Timepiece incorporating wristband contact elements A wrist-worn timepiece may have a case, a timing element, a wristband, and a contact element. The timing element is located within the case. The wristband extends outward from the case and defines an aperture. The contact element is secured to the wristband and has ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7575368 | Device for fixing an interchangeable wrist-watch strap to a watch The invention relates to a device for fixing a wrist-watch strap to a watch, comprising a gate connected to the watch by a link and defining a seat for the wrist band, characterized in that it comprises a latch mounted so that it can rotate around a pin and a contro... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7553069 | Systems and methods for providing a wristwatch This invention relates generally to watches, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a wristwatch. In one embodiment, the invention includes a wristband including a strap, the strap being formed from an elastic textile, wherein the strap defines ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7507018 | Wristwatch and band for wristwatch To provide a wristwatch in which an attachment/detachment operation of an end piece of a band in regard to bow feet of a case band is easy. A concave part is formed in a back face of an end piece of a band and, under a state in which the piece is received in a bow c... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7441946 | Band-shaped strap, particularly watch strap, able to be shortened by cutting The watch strap includes a first strand provided with a buckle with a tongue and a second strand for engaging in the buckle. To allow a rough adjustment of the length of the strap, the first strand includes a plurality of transverse orifices and central holes which ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7397437 | Band coupling structure incorporating conductive wires A band coupling structure incorporating conductive wires, in the case in which the bands are coupled with each other, the edge portion of the connection pin is abutted to and electrically connected to the connection pin fitting section, and one coupling part and ano... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380979 | Band for timepiece and wristwatch A wristwatch has a watch case having two outwardly extending projections between which is inserted an end portion of a watch band. Two pins are disposed in the end portion and slideable outwardly to engage in holes provided in the projections to detachably connect t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364583 | Head mounted photoeffective device A system for exposure of eyes of a user to light is disclosed. That system comprises: a head mountable housing and at least one array of light emitting diodes disposed within the housing proximate to the eyes, and whereby light emissions are transmitted to the eyes.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363687 | Snapping and hinging arrangements, watches and associated methods A magnet assembly connectable to a metal assembly in an engaging fashion, a metal assembly connectable with the magnet assembly in an engaging fashion and a snapping mechanism comprising the magnet assembly and the metal assembly are disclosed, to be used with a str... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331707 | Event monitoring bracelet Provided is a bracelet comprising a band which is removably attachable to a wrist of a person. The band may have a plurality of first time indices printed about a circumference of the band. The bracelet may further comprise a first time indicator slidable along the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316358 | Identification band with adhesively attached coupling elements An improved identification band such as a wristband or the like is provided of the type including a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit for communicating wearer information with a remote reader. A pair of electronic coupling elements such as capacitor plat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303330 | Watch wristband with links The invention concerns a watch wristband of the type including at least one row of central links (10) of longitudinal axis AA, two rows of pairs of lateral links (11) facing each other symmetrically with respect to the axis in order to connect the cent... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303576 | Vein stabilizer The vein stabilizer is a small device that: 1) isolates the vein, so it cannot roll from side to side when penetrated; and 2) causes the vein to bulge toward the surface of the skin making it more apparent. The vein stabilizer includes a sterile, two-piece disposabl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300201 | Wristwatch and coupling assembly for releasably joining a wristwatch case to a wristband The new wristwatch includes a wristwatch case including top and bottom parts and a watch movement within the case, a wristband including top and bottom band segments, each band segment having a first end part for engagement to the case and an opposite end part for e... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281845 | Watchcase adapted for a removable ornamental top The invention relates to a watchcase comprising: (a) a lower case characterized by a first annular recess for receiving an optically transparent cylinder and a timepiece support for receiving a timepiece mechanism; | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278783 | Wristwatch and strap for timepiece To provide a wristwatch capable of promoting operability of attaching and detaching an end-piece to and from a rod leg and capable of promoting handling performance in being brought to and from a storing place. A recess portion is formed at a back face of an end-pie... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280844 | Wristwatch type cellular phone A plurality of plane antennas 6-1 and 6-2 are embedded in the equipment body section 1, and every time occurrence of reception failure is detected by the internal electronics circuit, switching between the antennas used is establis... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275288 | Quick-change watchbands One-piece and two-piece watchbands may be quickly and easily installed on a watch of the wearer's choice and may just as easily be removed and replaced with another watchband to provide color and style coordination with other items of the wearer's chosen wardrobe. | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274520 | Magnification device for timepiece The device consists in compensating for the distortion of the characters marked on the dial caused by a lens, by writing the characters with a reverse pin cushion or barrel distortion. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269882 | Wristwatch and fastening device for fastening band to case of wristwatch To provide a wristwatch in which a band can be easily attached to and detached from a case band without damaging the case band. A wristwatch in which a band is attached to a case bandvia connection pieces includes fixing surfaces, fixing screws, attachment holes, an... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252430 | Ergonomic watch case, time display and setting crown An ergonomic watch case, time display and setting crown are provided, with the case shaped generally in the form of an obtuse triangle and attached to a watch strap. A horizontal bisector through the case and time display is offset by a predetermined angle out of pe... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252215 | Watch protector for protecting a wrist-watch A watch protector for protecting a wrist-watch worn around a wrist has a bottom protective panel, a top protective panel, and a watch cover portion. The bottom protective panel is adapted to be positioned around the wrist. The top protective panel fits over the bott... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251197 | Wrist-worn communications apparatus A watch of the communications apparatus is worn on a user's wrist by bands. A support member pivoted on the band is then turned so as to extend in the transverse direction of the bands. A speaker unit is provided on the support member so as to face in a transverse d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234858 | Watch case The invention relates to a watch case comprising a case middle (16), a bezel (18) mounted so that it can turn on the middle and defining between them an annular chamber (36) and a gap (40) open towards the outside of the case, a glass ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225955 | Watchband and watch There is provided a watchband connected to a watch main body. The watchband has a first block, a second block, a connecting pin, an end piece, and a fixing pin. The first block has a first bridge with a first pinhole, and a clamping member disposed in the first pinh... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225639 | Expandable ring design and method for making same An expandable jewelry ring. The ring has a split circular spring made of springy metal and having first and second ends separated by a gap. A tongue portion extends from the first end of the spring and into the gap. A mounting is made of metal and has a generally sp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210844 | Wristwatch and band timepiece To provide a wristwatch in which a band can be easily attached to and detached from a case band without using an exclusive tool, in which a sufficient attachment strength with respect to the case band can be ensured, and moreover whose use feeling is good. Bow feet ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209114 | Bracelet with information display and imputting capability A bracelet with information display and inputting capability comprises twelve segments hinged together to allow the bracelet to be folded around the wrist of a user. An information processing unit receives inputted information from an inputting device, for example, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193606 | Wearable electronic device A wearable electronic device which includes a base, a display mounted to the base, a user-controllable cursor, a cursor controller for allowing the user to control the position of the cursor on the display, wherein the cursor controller is responsive to a control st... | 03/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175340 | Protective watch band assembly A protective watch band assembly including a protective watch band and an adapter. The protective watch band includes a pair of flaps on either side of an adapter receiver for attaching the adapter to the protective watch band. Hook and loop fasteners or other attac... | 02/13/2007 |
