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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111587 | Watch with calendar mechanism equipped with month indicator and date indicator The present invention aims to provide a watch with a calendar mechanism which allows a reduction in the thickness of a date feeding mechanism and a month feeding mechanism. In a watch with a calendar mechanism according to the present invention, a date indicator inc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8059492 | Calendar mechanism-attached timepiece having month indicator and date indicator To provide a calendar mechanism-attached timepiece having a thin date feeding mechanism and month feeding mechanism. A calendar mechanism-attached timepiece of the invention includes a date indicator, a month indicator, a date indicator driving wheel, a date feed fi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7864634 | Timepiece with a calendar mechanism A timepiece with calendar function including a dial having a tens digit display aperture for displaying the tens digit of the date and a ones digit display aperture for displaying the ones digit of the date, and a calendar mechanism that displays the date by present... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859950 | Large date calendar day mechanism for a timepiece The large date mechanism comprises three superposed indicator discs (1, 2, 3). The lower disc (3) bears eleven numerals (8) and the upper (1) and intermediate (2) discs each bear ten numerals (4, 6) and a window (5, 7... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859949 | Timepiece A timepiece includes a dial having a tens date display window for displaying the tens digit of the date, and a ones date display window for displaying the ones digit of the date; and a calendar mechanism having a tens indicator wheel to which a plurality of tens dig... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7839724 | Drive mechanism for a timepiece calendar date display A calendar date display comprises a ten-day indicator (2) and a unit indicator (1) driven by a program drive (8), which is provided with a calendar date display (9) whose toothing is engaged with the beak (15) of a lever (16... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835229 | Date mechanism for a timepiece Date mechanism (1) for a timepiece, including: at least first (2) and second (3) date rings, rotatably mounted relative to each other, said rings having one surface provided with successive date markings (24... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7791983 | Timepiece movement fitted with a display module The invention concerns a timepiece movement of the type including a fixed support (23), fitted with a display module (24) including a central bridge (26) secured to said support (22) and an annular display member (28) with an axis ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7782715 | Timepiece with a calendar number mechanism Timepiece with a perpetual calendar number mechanism, including: a time switch, a display device including a mobile (18b) whose position is determined by the calendar month number, a correction device (18a, 18d) cooperating ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7724611 | Day of the month display mechanism for watch movement Day of the month display mechanism for watch movement, comprising two mobiles (1), each bearing a sequence of digits (10). The two mobiles are disposed in such a manner that, at least for certain dates, the day of the month (3) displayed to the ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7616527 | Electronic timepiece with calendar function and control method for same An electronic timepiece with a calendar display function that drives a piezo-electric actuator to drive a rotation of a piezo-electric rotor, and stops the drive of the piezo-electric actuator when the amount of the piezo-electric rotor advances is detected by a spr... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7532546 | Timepiece with calendar mechanism having date indicators for indicating date A timepiece with calendar mechanism has a time indicator that indicates time by undergoing rotation in accordance with a driving operation of a drive mechanism, and first and second separate and independent date indicators each having date characters and each mounte... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7457202 | Date display mechanism and timepiece possessing date display mechanism A date display mechanism has a first driving wheel that rotationally drives a first date indicator for displaying places of units and a second driving wheel that rotationally drives a second date indicator for displaying places of tens. The second driving wheel caus... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7433269 | Timepiece with analog display capable of indicating a date of one calendar in another calendar The invention relates to an electronic timepiece comprising manual control means (21, 23) for the selection of different modes and an analog display provided with indicators (26, 27, 28, 32, 34) moved separately by electric motors to indicate the time ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433272 | Calendar timepiece having eccentrically disposed date indicators A timepiece with a calendar mechanism has a drive mechanism and a time display wheel that undergoes rotation by an operation of the drive mechanism to display time information. A first date indicator is mounted to undergo intermittent rotation to display the ones pl... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423936 | Electronic device with scheduled occurrence indicators A display assembly for displaying information in an electronic device comprising a first rotateable ring having a first occurrence indicator thereon; a second rotateable ring having a second occurrence indicator thereon; means for rotating the first rotateable ring ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7403449 | Watch movement including a display ring holding plate The movement (10) includes at least one display ring (12, 14) which is rotatably mounted on a bottom plate (16) and which carries markings that will appear in a display zone (22). The ring (12, 14) is fitted with an inner periphera... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382693 | Date indicator mechanism for watch movement The invention relates to an instantaneous mechanism for controlling the date indicator (24) of a timepiece movement. It comprises: a 24-hour wheel (10) pierced with a first cutout (12b), a date driving wheel (16) mounted to rotate ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7355927 | Date display for timepiece This date display for a timepiece, comprising two side by side indicator disks (1, 2), one (1) bearing the figures for the units, the other (2) those for the tens, the two side by side figures of the two respective disks (1, 2) appearing ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7333397 | Calendar corrector A calendar corrector is disclosed for arrangement in a movement of a watchmaking part provided with a calendar display and, for example, a thirty-one wheel which goes round in thirty-one days. In one implementation, the corrector comprises a manual control, enabling... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7307917 | Mechanism displaying values in variable cycles, particularly in a lunisolar calendar The invention concerns a lunar month display mechanism, for a lunisolar calendar mechanism. The mechanism includes concentrically a plate, which determines the position of the additional month in the bissextile years. The plate is provided with a hand associated wit... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301854 | Annual calendar mechanism for timepiece The annual calendar mechanism comprises a drive wheel set (1) fitted with a first finger (2) driving a date disc (4) through one step once a day and a second finger (5) driving a plate (6) secured to an annual wheel (7) arra... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7289392 | Date display assembly for a timepiece A date display assembly for an electronic device, the assembly comprising a ones date ring assembly, a tens date disc assembly and a gear assembly comprising a four-legged blocking star and a four-legged driving star, wherein the driving star is used for driving the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283839 | Wireless communicating terminal for providing integrated messaging service and method thereof Provided is a wireless communication terminal having a function of providing an integrated messaging service. The wireless communication terminal includes: a wireless transceiver for transceiving a message to/from an outside device through a wireless network; a stor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280437 | Timepiece with a calendar display A timepiece, includes a Chinese calendar display device indicating lunar date and lunar month, taking account of bissextile months, and: a control lever actuated each day by a drive wheel of the timepiece movement; a lunar month indicator associated with a month sta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269102 | Multifunction timepiece having fan shape moving hand train wheel and fan shape moving hand train wheel apparatus To realize a small-sized analog multifunction timepiece by adopting a fan shape moving hand mechanism which does not use a hairspring. A multifunction timepiece of the invention is provided with a day display mechanism for operating a small hand moving in a fan shap... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269101 | Multifunction timepiece having fan shape moving hand mechanism including return spring and fan shape moving hand train wheel apparatus To realize an analog multifunction timepiece which is small sized and does not need much time period in operation of fabricating and integrating a part by adopting a fan shape moving hand mechanism without using a hairspring. A movement of a multifunction timepiece ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266050 | Device for date indication A device for the date indication in a watch, with a digit disk and a decimal disk, which each include a sequence of figures or numbers and are arranged next to each other in parallel in such a manner that they overlap within the region of an indicating position and ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254094 | Timepiece with calendar mechanism containing 2 date indicators To provide a structure capable of performing a correction which surely and easily turns a date display back by rotating a 1st date indicator and a 2nd date indicator in both positive and reverse directions. A timepiece with a calendar mechanism possesses a 1st date ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242640 | Annual data mechanism for a timepiece movement This mechanism comprises a date runner, a months satellite with five teeth on a pitch for twelve, secured to the date runner, a fixed planetary toothset and a drive member for driving the date runner comprising two drive fingers, the first intersecting the path of t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7218576 | Annual calendar mechanism for watch movement The invention concerns an annual calendar mechanism for a timepiece including a date disc (16) to which are thirty one figures are affixed each corresponding to an indication of a day of the month provided with a first inner toothing (20) including thi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7184369 | Date indicator mechanism for watch movement Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a timepiece and a mechanism to be used with the timepiece for indicating the date and the day of the present time. In one embodiment, a timepiece may include a dial, indications of seven days of a week inscribed on the... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180829 | Timepiece equipped with calendar mechanism including first and second date indicators A timepiece equipped with a calendar mechanism has a first date indicator for displaying the units numeral of the date, a first date jumper for setting a position of the first date indicator in a rotation direction, a second date indicator for displaying the tens nu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7158448 | Timepiece with date mechanism This date mechanism comprises a calendar mobile (1), a driving mobile (3) an instantaneous-jump cam (7), a finger (9b) kinematically connected to this cam (7) in order to drive the calendar mobile (1). The driving fin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154816 | Electronic watch and electronic watch control method An electronic timepiece (10) comprises time information generating unit (A) for generating time information, information generating unit for generating information (function information, warning information, etc.) other than the time information, and power-sa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7139224 | Calendar stepping mechanism A calendar stepping mechanism of an eternal calendar of a clock includes a month disk with indentations and elevations corresponding to forty-eight months of a leap year period and a calendar wheel having 31 teeth with one stepping tooth and normal teeth for driving... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133328 | Large date display device Date system for a horological movement comprising a tens disc (2) connected to a star wheel (4) driven by a first drive device (12), and a units disc (1) driven by a second drive device (13). The said drive devices (12, 13) ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120091 | Electronic device with calendar function An electronic device comprising a display assembly comprising a dial having a viewing window, the electronic device comprising a first rotateable ring having a plurality of dates thereon; a second rotateable ring having an extending portion that overlies the first r... | 10/10/2006 |
