Patents by Inventor Alain Schiesser

Alain Schiesser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Timepiece with mechanical cards
    Patent number: 8913467
    Abstract: A timepiece is equipped with a novel type of entertainment, that is a mechanical card game. The timepiece includes: a dial (10) provided with a plurality of windows (12); systems (14) for opening and closing at least some of the windows (12), actuated by control bodies; a plurality of display disks (16) carrying representations of cards to be played, to be visible via the windows (12), the disks being pivoted on axes that are perpendicular to the plane of the dial (10); and a system (18) for rotating the disks and stopping them at random.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Christophe Claret S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Claret, Jan Dubois, Alain Schiesser
  • TIMEPIECE
    Publication number: 20140016445
    Abstract: A timepiece is equipped with a novel type of entertainment, that is a mechanical card game. The timepiece includes: a dial (10) provided with a plurality of windows (12); systems (14) for opening and closing at least some of the windows (12), actuated by control bodies; a plurality of display disks (16) carrying representations of cards to be played, to be visible via the windows (12), the disks being pivoted on axes that are perpendicular to the plane of the dial (10); and a system (18) for rotating the disks and stopping them at random.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Christophe Claret S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Claret, Jan Dubois, Alain Schiesser
  • Ringing mechanism
    Patent number: 7965585
    Abstract: A ringing mechanism includes a power source (10) for driving rakes (18) and a gear (12) connecting the power source (10) to a regulation member (14), characterised in that the rakes (18) are kinetically connected to the power source (10) through a differential (20) provided in the gear (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Christophe Claret SA
    Inventor: Alain Schiesser
  • RINGING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100054091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ringing mechanism comprising a power source (10) for driving rakes (18) and a gear (12) connecting the power source (10) to a regulation member (14), characterised in that the rakes (18) are kinetically connected to the power source (10) through a differential (20) provided in the gear (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: CHRISTOPHE CLARET S.A.
    Inventor: Alain Schiesser
  • Timepiece provided with open dial plate
    Patent number: 7420885
    Abstract: A watch with a clockwork comprising a ringer whose actuation is controlled from outside the watch by means of a control unit, a dial plate comprising an opening, a shutter (10) movable between a first position covering the opening and a second position leaving the opening free. The control unit (12) is arranged in such a way that it enables the shutter to be moved from the first position to the second position when the ringer is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Christophe Claret S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Claret, Jan Dubois, Alain Schiesser, Fawaz Gruosi
  • Timepiece Provided with Open Dial Plate
    Publication number: 20080130423
    Abstract: A watch with a clockwork comprising a ringer whose actuation is controlled from outside the watch by means of a control unit, a dial plate comprising an opening, a shutter (10) movable between a first position covering the opening and a second position leaving the opening free. The control unit (12) is arranged in such a way that it enables the shutter to be moved from the first position to the second position when the ringer is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Christophe Claret, Jan Dubois, Alain Schiesser, Fawaz Gruosi