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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976214 | Portable watch A portable watch has a watch case body having front and back sides. A time display portion is disposed at the front side of the case body for displaying time. The back side of the case body has a lid-receiving surface and a concavity that opens at the lid-receiving ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7854545 | Wristwatch featuring a case the back of which can house a stone in contact with the skin The present invention provides a wristwatch the case back of which is designed as a seat for a stone of the same shape and size and the stone is fitted to the case by a ring, which allows the stone to project a few millimeters so that the stone is in contact with th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7431495 | Damping device, particularly for a wrist-watch A damping device, more particularly for a watchcase, includes a case (1) the back (7) of which has an extension provided with a groove (13) holding a gasket (14). The device further includes a support (2, 3) the lower segment (2... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433275 | Watch with hidden compartment A timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological messages and/or printed messages, pictures or photographs. The apparatus has a timepiece which is pivotable relative to a backing. The backing has a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7406004 | Clock with an insertion part A clock with an insertion part is provided to facilitate presenting various illustrations such as photographs, advertising copy, logos, etc., upon the front surface thereof after purchase by a customer. The insertion part is separately provided apart from the clock ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401975 | Watch To obtain a degree of freedom in a design of a circumference part of a timepiece armor assembly, and provide a watch whose degree of freedom in a size of a dial is high. A timepiece armor assembly is formed of an armor case of one-piece structure in which a case bot... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403450 | Timepiece A timepiece having an external case, a sound source disposed inside the external case, an internal filter that is gas permeable and waterproof and is disposed opposite with a gap to the external case and the sound source, and a communication opening that communicate... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399115 | Watchcase including a back cover and method for fixing a back cover on a watch case The present invention concerns a watchcase including a middle part (2) defining a housing (4) closed by a crystal and a back cover (6), the back cover (6) having a screw thread portion (14) in a first direction, characterised in th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399114 | Timepiece having glass and edge member removable as a unit A timepiece has a glass fixed to an annular edge member to permit the glass and edge member to be removed as a unit from a case band. A tubular part of the edge member is removably inserted in a hole in the case band. An annular engaging groove in the case band comm... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396155 | Electronic timepiece with radio communication function An antenna is positioned relative to one or more other components within a metal or alloy case member/back cover assembly of an electronic timepiece having a radio communication function to facilitate reception of radio waves by the antenna, and/or to reduce negativ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394728 | Wristwatch A wristwatch is disclosed, which includes a watch body part in which a glass is engaged at an upper center portion of the same, a gemstone ring is engaged at an outer side of the same, an adjusting pin is engaged at one side of the same, and a back cover having a pl... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385874 | Watch with metallic case including an electronic module for storing data, and electronic module for such a watch The watch with a metallic case including an electronic module for storing data, which is mounted in an external cavity in the back cover of a case. The module can communicate via broadcast signals with a read and/or write apparatus for said data. The module includes... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7333399 | Watch with hidden compartment A timekeeping apparatus having a hidden compartment. The compartment can contain permanent or removable psychological messages and/or printed messages, pictures or photographs. The apparatus has a timepiece which is pivotable relative to a backing. The backing has a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324410 | Watch with special back A pocket or wrist watch has a unique back member that is constructed to hold a disc by adhesive means. The disc may impart special importance to the watch. It may be constructed from a gaming chip. The watch movement may be housed in another portion of a gaming chip... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7300202 | Clock having a playing function A clock includes a main body having a lower space and provided with a protruding post extended into the lower space, a face plate mounted on the main body and formed with a plurality of holes, a tumbler mounted in the lower space of the main body and rested on the p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7277360 | Ratchet assembly device for fitting a back cover and/or a bezel onto a watch case middle An elastic assembly joined to at least one side face of one of the members to be assembled is engaged by elastic deformation with a ratchet fastening element fixedly connected to the other member to be assembled. These elastic assemblies are constituted by an elonga... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7230885 | Wrist watch case, wrist watch with auto time adjusting function by electric wave, and wrist mountable electric device case A wrist mountable electronic device case such as a wrist watch case includes: a main body of a synthetic resin, in and on which a housing portion and a pair of band attaching portions are formed, one attaching portion being formed with an antenna containing area; a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7190638 | Electronic timepiece with radio communication function A photoelectric generating means (6) is disposed proximally to the surface of the dial (21) on the back cover (3) side, and the dial (21) is made of a magnetic, optically transparent material. The support substrate (62) of the phot... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7123549 | Watch including a pressure sensor The invention concerns a device for mounting a pressure sensor simply and precisely on the back cover (11) of a diver's watch or altimeter watch. The pressure sensor (31) is driven into an intermediate ring (33) forming part of a sensor module (... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121717 | Ceramic element for a watch case and process for manufacturing this element This ceramic element, the visible surface of which includes features, is intended to be fitted onto a watch case. This visible surface has, at each feature, a hollow having the shape of said feature, with a depth at least equal to 0.05 mm, the side walls of said hol... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111978 | Timepiece with an interchangeable bezel The bezel (1) is interchangeable via a bayonet device. The shoulder (11) of the middle part (12) is provided with a circular groove (14) and at least two sinks (15) opening out partially into said groove (14). The bezel (... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107790 | Flexible band A band that may be utilized for a timepiece, such as a watch, is disclosed. The band may have a plurality of joined links, and each link includes a cover member, an extension element, a first springbar, and a second springbar. The extension element defines a first c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7085197 | Tactile reminder device The present invention essentially comprises a housing, a watch display contained within the housing and visible from the front of the housing, a vibrating mechanism contained within the housing and a vibration interval selection dial rotatably connected to the back ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7025496 | Apparatus for setting gems and providing hidden compartments in a timepiece The present invention is directed toward a timepiece, such as a watch, having a protective cover with a gem set therein. The protective cover may be crystal, plastic or any other transparent and durable material. The protective cover has an aperture having concentri... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027359 | Watch including in the back of its case an electronic module for storing information The invention relates to watches, generally wristwatches, whose cases incorporate electronic modules for storing information that comprise an integrated circuit connected to an antenna consisting of a coil and are able to communicate by radio signals with a reading ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7016263 | Device for data input into a portable object The invention concerns a device for data entry into a portable object, in particular a watch, with display screen comprising a control button (1) consisting of an elastic mass (2) wherein is housed a permanent magnet (3) and a positioning analog... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976907 | Polishing pad conditioning An apparatus for conditioning a polishing pad of a CMP apparatus for making semiconductor wafers is provided which includes a control arm configured to extend at least partially over a polishing pad. The apparatus also includes at least one cylindrical conditioning ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6922375 | Super-thin hanging clock A super-thin hanging clock includes a housing, a transparent cover, and a core that has a first shell, a second shell fitted with the first shell and having a swingable lid to hide the battery and a through hole for the button to pass through, a stator, a PC board w... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6890682 | Structure for holding battery of electronic timepiece A battery holding structure for an electronic timepiece has a battery frame having an opening for receiving a battery. The battery frame has a plurality of fittings each having a tapered overhang extending toward the opening for holding the battery in the opening. | 05/10/2005 |
| 6863436 | Watch including a casing ring for a movement mounted in a case assembled via the bezel or via the back cover The watch according to the invention includes a movement (2) on which a dial (4) is assembled and which is mounted in a casing ring (12) itself mounted in a case (14) including a crystal (16) secured to a bezel (20), a middl... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6824304 | Timepiece To provide a thin type timepiece having antimagnetic performance and waterproofness. A case side wall includes therein a movement. A case back lid is fixed to the case side wall by raised portions. Further, the case back uses a two-layer clad material of a soft magn... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6788623 | Wrist watch To provide a wrist watch having a small rim width while ensuring the strength of a glass rim. A movement with hands and a dial plate is assembled into a barrel from a side of a glass rim. A water-proof packing is arranged between a glass rim and the barrel. Machine ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6761479 | Device for adjusting the alignment of a back cover screwed onto the middle part of a watchcase with respect to a 12 o'clock—6 o'clock axis The present invention concerns a device for securing a back cover (6) to a middle part (28) of a watchcase (26), the back cover (6) having a screw thread (8) on its outer periphery, the device being characterized in that it include... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6738317 | Wristwatch with a reversible case There is disclosed a wristwatch (1) whose wristband (6) is attached to a support (3) with respect to which the case (2) can turn over to show one or other of its faces (16, 17). The support (3) includes, on the parallel inne... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6666576 | Watch case assembled via the bezel The watch case includes a back cover (2), a middle part (3) and a bezel (4) closed by a crystal (5) delimiting together a space in which a watch movement (1) is housed for an analogue or digital time display on a dial (6) arranged below the crystal (5). I... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655831 | Case for an instrument of small volume including a manually removable back cover The watch case includes a middle part (2) and a removable back cover (3). The back cover (3) is held under the middle part by means of at least one rail (5), this rail having a first portion (7) arranged to be slid into a groove (9) made in the middle par... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6542441 | Battery cover structure A circular case battery hole is formed in the case back right below a battery accommodation hole, and in a portion of the outer surface around the battery hole is provided a battery cover detachment recess portion. A battery cover is formed of a disklike ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6527435 | Assembling device A device for assembling two mechanical pieces, of which the first one (3) carries a skirt (14), which, in the assembled position, extends into a cavity of the second piece (1), by means of an elastic segment (5), is characterised by the fact that the elas... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6499875 | Method and article for adjusting the fit of a wristwatch Looseness in the fit of a wristwatch to the wrist of a user is taken up by affixing a thin spacer to the back of the watch. The spacer is formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material with a pressure sensitive adhesive on a surface thereof, and is affixed... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6330208 | Watch with front mounted liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display with reflective sheet A watch with a liquid crystal display with the display and the device for controlling the display being formed as two separate pieces so that the display can be inserted through a front side of the watch case body and the control device, such as a printed... | 12/11/2001 |
