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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087819 | Direct-impulse escapement, especially of detent type, for a horological movement This escapement comprises a balance wheel (3), an escape wheel (1), a detent rocker (4) having an arresting element (4a) and an elastic clearance element (4c), means for inserting the arresting element into the path o... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075177 | Mechanism to avoid rate variations due to gravitation in a sprung balance regulating organ, and timepiece provided with such a mechanism The mechanism avoids the rate variations due to the effect of gravitation on a regulating organ of a timepiece whose regulating organ includes a sprung balance and an escape wheel mounted onto a platform. The platform includes a counterweight and is mounted so as to... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7946755 | Watch movement A watch movement, includes a frame (10, 11, 20, 22, 24), defined by a first and a second parallel plane surface and defining reference planes (A, B), the second plane (B) being located alongside the movement for placing adjacent to the wrist of the wearer, at... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7927008 | Detent escapement This escapement comprises a balance wheel fastened to an impulse element (7a), an escape wheel (1), a detent swing-arm (2) having a stop element (2a) and a disengagement element (2b), a disengagement finger ( | 04/19/2011 |
| 7891862 | Electromechanical escapement device and timepiece part utilizing such a device The electromechanical escapement device is associated with an electronic circuit having a quartz oscillator and calculation means suitable for calculating the difference between the period of the quartz oscillator and the period of a mechanical oscillator and releas... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7857501 | Oblique tourbillon A tourbillon is provided that includes a platform rotatable about a platform axis. In one implementation, the platform carries an escapement including an escape-wheel and pallets, wherein the escape-wheel is rotatable about an escape-wheel staff, the pallets are rot... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7815364 | Mechanism to avoid rate variations due to gravitation in a sprung balance regulating organ, and timepiece provided with such a mechanism The mechanism avoids the rate variations due to the effect of gravitation on a regulating organ of a timepiece whose regulating organ includes a sprung balance and an escape wheel mounted onto a platform. The platform includes an unbalance and is mounted so as to fr... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794137 | Tourbillon for timepiece A tourbillon is disclosed which presents a carriage comprising an upper bridge 1, a lower bridge 2 and an escapement bridge 3 supporting a balance spring 4, an escapement wheel 5 and a pallet assembly 6, the lower bridge ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7744271 | Double sided tourbillon The invention relates to a tourbillon mechanism comprising at least one platform, a balance arranged on the face of the platform(s), an escapement mechanism being arranged on the other face. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7708454 | Mobile micromechanical element with shock controlled rotation The mobile element includes a central rigid zone (2) provided with arms (6) extending radially from the central zone (2) towards a peripheral zone including teeth (8). The arms (6) are flexible to allow a small tangential and/or ra... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7686503 | Watch escapement An escapement for a mechanical watch comprising: an escapement wheel (10) kinematically connected to a power source, a roller (14) mounted on a balance (16) including, on two different levels, a pin (23) and an impulse pallet (24) ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677793 | Timepiece In order to counter the effects of the Earth's gravitational force on the operation of a watch movement, the timepiece includes an escapement mechanism designed to drive a finish gear-train of a watch movement which defines a reference plane, and a balance co-operat... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7641381 | Mechanical oscillator system A mechanical oscillator system comprising a balance wheel and a spiral or helicoidal balance spring for use in horological mechanisms or other precision instruments. The balance spring is made of a non-magnetic composite, polymer, carbon or ceramic material, prefera... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7607822 | Escapement including two escape wheels The escapement includes first (1) and second (2) escape wheels each driven by independent gear trains and barrels. The system includes a brake lever (8) cooperating with an impulse pin (7) of the roller (4) and with the escape whee... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604395 | Anchor escapement including two escape wheel sets The escapement includes two distinct escape wheel sets (1, 2), a roller (3) including a first impulse pallet stone (5) cooperating with the first wheel set (1) and a third impulse pallet stone (12) cooperating with the second wheel... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7568831 | Tourbillion-type timepiece movement A timepiece movement movement comprises a casing having a mechanical energy source, a work train driven by the energy source, a fixed wheel mounted on the casing, and a tourbillion comprising a cage which bears a balance wheel, an escape mobile provided with a pinio... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7540654 | Tangential impulse escapement The tangential impulse escapement includes a lever device (1) including a lever (3) driving a roller (65) and a ring (7) surrounding an escapement wheel set (8), said ring being fitted with pallet-stones (9, 10, 11, 12) for ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7527424 | Anti-trip device for timepiece escapement The anti-trip device for a timepiece escapement essentially includes a sprung balance (1), this device preventing the angular extension of said balance beyond a normal angle of rotation. The device is characterized in that the arbour (2) fitted to the ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527423 | Watch comprising two tourbillons In order to improve the isochronisms of the mechanical movement of a watch, the regulating members comprise at least two tourbillions mounted on a common rotating support driven by one or several barrel springs, such that the tourbillions make an orbital movement ar... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494268 | Detent escapement for timepiece The escapement includes a large roller 4 carrying an impulse pallet stone 5 surmounted by a first finger-piece 14 and a small roller 23 in which a notch 22 is made. A blocking member carries, on the one hand, a device 80 for... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7458717 | Detent escapement for timepiece An escapement for a timepiece movement includes a toothed escape wheel, a balance and a detent respectively pivoted on rotation axes. The detent supports a pallet lock that interacts with the first tooth of the escape wheel along a certain length of penetration in o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7445375 | Watch with a tourbillon Watch including a movement that incorporates a tourbillon mechanism having a single cage (13, 18, 22) holding the balance (15), this cage (13, 18, 22) rotating about an axis (X—X) forming an angle with the plane of the watch movement. The axis... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7396154 | Regulating element for wristwatch and mechanical movement comprising one such regulating element Regulating element for wristwatch comprising: a balance, a magnetic return member for returning the balance to at least one stable equilibrium position, and an escapement for maintaining the oscillation of the balance around the equilibrium position. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7366058 | Gear for watch movement Gear for day of the month display mechanism in a watch movement, including: a driving organ (1), a driven organ (50), characterized in that said driving organ (1) is provided w... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350967 | Speed control mechanism and mechanical timepiece having the same A speed control mechanism has a balance with hairspring mounted to undergo oscillation movement and a regulator structure for adjusting a position of the balance with hairspring. The regulator structure is formed of a nonmagnetic material to prevent reduction of an ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350966 | Watch including at least two regulating systems The invention concerns a watch with a mechanical movement of the type comprising at least two regulating systems (SR1, SR2) each including a mechanical oscillator and an escapement. The movement includes as many sub-assemblies (SE1, SE2) ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341373 | Timepiece with jumping seconds The invention relates to a mechanical timepiece with a jumping second hand (16), consisting of a barrel, a first gear train which is driven by the barrel and which comprises a minute wheel (54) and a second wheel (30), an escapement which is act... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316504 | Mechanically regulated timepiece The invention concerns a timepiece with mainspring of the so-called fly tourbillon type, the tourbillon having a balance bridge (2) forming a cage with a collet (1) and a single protruding ball bearing (5) supporting said so-called fly tourbillo... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287900 | Mechanical timepiece fitted with a device for adjusting the shake of a rotating part or wheel set The timepiece includes means for adjusting the shake of a rotating part or wheel set, in particular a balance one bearing of which is arranged in a bar (4). This bar comprises a base (18) associated with a adjusting screw (34) one end (36... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287901 | Reverser mechanism for uni-directional rotational driving of a wheel set The mechanism includes, mounted to rotate freely on an arbour 6, a driving wheel (5) driven by an oscillating drive pinion (3) and a driven wheel (7) meshed with the first wheel set (1) of a kinematic chain and comprising a dome ( | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244062 | Device for stopping the balance during the time-setting of a tourbillon watch The stop second device during precise time-setting of a watch fitted with a tourbillon (1) comprises mobile elements such as levers (14, 15, 16) mounted in the carriage (2) of the tourbillon, each of said mobile elements being returned by a retu... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237945 | Oscillating system for mechanical timepiece An oscillating system for a mechanical timepiece includes an annular balance wheel arranged in a fixed manner coaxially in relation to a rotatably mounted balance staff. A helical spring encloses the balance staff and has its inner end fastened on the balance staff ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7213966 | Collet without deformation of the fixation radius of the balance-spring and manufacturing method of the same The collet is formed by a metal band (10) whose inner contour (11) delimits the recesses (11a, 11b, 11c) for driving the collet onto a balance staff (2) and whose outer contour (12) includes a fun... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192180 | Detent escapement for timepiece The escapement includes a large plate 4 carrying a first finger 14 and a blocking member 6 carrying a second finger 11 and a locking pallet-stone 7. The first and second fingers 14 and 11 are shaped such that when the... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188995 | Tourbillon The invention relates to a tourbillon (1) comprising a main bearing (22). A first bearing (18) of the balance axle (19) rotates with the platform (2) of the tourbillon (1), and a second bearing (26) of the balance axl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174032 | Apparatus, method, and program for personal identification An apparatus and a method for personal identification include an image pickup section for picking up an image of a blood vessel pattern of a wrist, a storage unit for storing in advance an image of a blood vessel pattern of a certain person as a registered image, an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160026 | Tri-axial tourbillon for a timepiece, in particular a wristwatch The tri-axial tourbillon comprises a cage (A) containing the balance (1), the escape wheel (2) and the escape pinion (3) rotating around an axis (A1) and mounted in a second cage (B) rotating around an axis (A2), the cage (B) in tu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7106661 | Calendar timepiece A calendar timepiece has a main plate, a time indicator mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotational movement to indicate time information, a date indicator mounted for undergoing rotation to indicate date information, and a date indicator driving wheel mount... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097350 | Detent escapement for timepiece The invention concerns a detent escapement for a timepiece including an escape wheel fitted with teeth, a balance onto whose staff there is secured at least one roller 4 including an impulse pallet-stone and in the circular periphery of which a notch is made,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070321 | Antitripping device for watch-escapement The anti-trip device is for a detent escapement mounted on a wristwatch. It includes a finger fixed to the arm of the balance, two columns between which the finger can pass, said columns being secured to the balance bridge, and a locking arm fixed to the outer coil ... | 07/04/2006 |
