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Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6920692 | Wristwatch case and method of fixing pipe to wristwatch case One wristwatch case, wherein a pipe is fixedly connected thereto and a connection interface between the wristwatch case and the pipe is not present substantially; the method of fixing the wristwatch, comprising the steps of providing a through-hole in the wristwatch... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6695468 | Watches and method for their production Several watches (1.1-1.4) are placed in an arrangement and interconnected by connecting means (2.1-2.3). The watches (1.1-1.4) have cover glasses (11.1-11.4), dials (12.1-12.4), cases (13.1-13.4), winders (14.1-14.4) and time indicating means (15.1-15.4).... | 02/24/2004 |
| 5479686 | Process for producing a case for receiving a watchwork The present invention relates to a process for producing casings for time pieces and, more particularly, a process for producing casings from disposable metal containers for receiving watch movements and the resulting time pieces.... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5341552 | Watch with watchband attachment The caseband (2) of the watchcase (1) comprises one or two hollows (20, 25) for receiving the end of each length of watchband. The ends of the watchband are held by attachments such as claws (30) or recesses (32, 25), matching notches (40) or protuberance... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5138518 | Method for manufacturing a selective call receiver A housing (18) for an electronic device comprises a chamber (16) having an interior (14) for receiving electronic circuitry and a detachable contaminant barrier (12) generally contouring the interior (14) of the chamber (16) for preventing foreign particl... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5077710 | Watchcase having caseband fashioned from a contoured strip The caseband (1) of this invention is fashioned from a contoured strip (2) which includes a profile in relief elongated in the longitudinal direction of the strip. This profile may serve a purely decorative purpose but may also have functional application... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4993007 | Method for assembling a watch case The watch case of this invention includes a caseband-back of plastic material, a metallic bezel and a packing to assure impermeability between the caseband-back and the bezel. A first annular seat extending radially into the bezel receives an annular prot... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4942755 | Watchcase support fashioned from a contoured strip The watchcase support (1) of this invention is fashioned from a contoured strip (2) which includes a profile in relief elongated in the longitudinal direction of the strip. Such profile includes projections (3, 4) and recesses (5, 6) which form a decorati... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4730288 | Exterior element for a wrist watch An exterior element for a wrist watch such as a case or bracelet at least partially formed from a composite material. Such material comprises an organic binder such as an acetal homopolymer and macroscopic particles of mineral substances which arrive flus... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4659897 | Method of making a watchcase A method of making a watchcase, in which two projections are formed on a joining surface of a part of the watchcase, such as a band connecting lug. The part is joined to another part such as a case body by projection welding to make the watchcase.... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4589886 | Method of making part of a watch case In the manufacture of a watch case part comprising a glass and a middle having an opening for the glass, the following operations are carried out: first, a metallic coating is deposited on a peripheral portion of the glass, then one or more elements are f... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4488345 | Method and apparatus for assembling a watch case having improved structure for installing a battery cell A cover 20 for a cell cavity 7 in a plastic watch case 2 is provided on its periphery with three lugs 28. The back surface 4 of the case is provided with three recesses 12 into which the lugs can enter freely. With the aid of a tool 38, the cover is rotat... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4293942 | Waterproof watch and method for making A waterproof watch having a case and a base which are sealed in a water tight manner without the use of screw threads, is provided. The watch base is composed of a memory form alloy which may or may not be reversible. The watch base is deformed while in i... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4087894 | Method of manufacture of watch case A watch case is made from an electrically conductive hard material compoud from aluminum oxide and titanium carbide by forming a blank by sintering the material, subjecting the blank to a heat treatment, spark machining the blank to its final form, and f... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4006586 | Clock housing and decorative means therefor The invention provides a clock kit comprising a clock housing, decorative means adapted to project from the housing, a clock motor support means, a motor housing, hour indicators, hour and minute hands and a felt covering, and optionally a soft pad having... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3931704 | Watch case and method for manufacturing the same A watch case wherein a back wall is integral with a side wall which projects forwardly from the back wall while surrounding a space which is closed at one end of the side wall by the back wall and which is open at the opposed end of the side wall, the lat... | 01/13/1976 |
