Patents by Inventor Christian Racine

Christian Racine 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).

  • Patent number: 9501039
    Abstract: A watch and a method of ultrasonic welding a bezel to the watch at a middle part. The watch includes: a middle part which, with a crystal, delimits a watch case, the crystal being bonded to a shoulder arranged in the watch middle part; and a bezel ultrasonically welded both to the crystal and to the watch middle part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
  • Patent number: 9471041
    Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece including a case, formed by a middle part 5 closed by a back cover and by a crystal 9, said crystal 9 being supported on a bearing surface of the middle part 5, parallel to said back cover, said case forming a housing in which an electronic module 13 is placed; said timepiece further includes a display module fixed to the crystal 9, the electronic module 13 and the display module include an identical number of connection points so that electrical connection means can connect the connection points of the electronic module 13 to the connection points of the display module in pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Christian Racine, Martin Jufer
  • Patent number: 9016935
    Abstract: A wristwatch with capacitive touch zones including a case made of a non electrically conductive material, the case including a housing in which a battery is housed and which is closed by an electrically conductive battery cover. The electrically conductive battery cover is mounted on the watch case with interposition of an electrically conductive sealing gasket between the battery cover and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogére Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Jean-Luc Bovet, Christian Racine, Sergio Rota
  • Patent number: 8867321
    Abstract: Method of ultrasonic welding a watch crystal, the watch including a middle part which, with the crystal, delimits a watch case, the crystal including a top face oriented towards the user and an opposite bottom face oriented towards the watch cases, a digital display device being fixed to the bottom face of the crystal, a printed circuit board being disposed inside the watch case, underneath and remote from the digital display device, the digital display device being electrically connected to the printed circuit board by means of a zebra electrical connector, wherein, as the crystal is abutting on a shoulder arranged in the middle part, the ultrasounds are directed onto the shoulder to melt the shoulder and to lower the level of the crystal in the direction of the printed circuit board, so that the zebra connector is compressed between the digital display device and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
  • Publication number: 20140241135
    Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece including a case, formed by a middle part 5 closed by a back cover and by a crystal 9, said crystal 9 being supported on a bearing surface of the middle part 5, parallel to said back cover, said case forming a housing in which an electronic module 13 is placed; said timepiece further includes a display module fixed to the crystal 9, the electronic module 13 and the display module include an identical number of connection points so that electrical connection means can connect the connection points of the electronic module 13 to the connection points of the display module in pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Christian RACINE, Martin JUFER
  • Publication number: 20130329535
    Abstract: Watch comprising a middle part (2), which, with a crystal (4), delimits a watch case (1), the crystal (4) being bonded to a shoulder (10) arranged in the watch middle part (2), the watch being characterized in that it comprises a bezel (14) ultrasonic welded both to the crystal (4) and to the watch middle part (2). The invention also concerns method of ultrasonic welding a bezel (14) to the watch middle part (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
  • Publication number: 20130279303
    Abstract: Method of ultrasonic welding a watch crystal (4), wherein the watch comprises a middle part (2) which, with the crystal (4), delimits a watch case (1), the crystal comprising a top face oriented towards the user and an opposite bottom face oriented towards the watch case, a digital display device (12) being fixed to the bottom face (10) of the crystal (4), a printed circuit board (26) being disposed inside the watch case (1), underneath and remote from the digital display device (12), the digital display device (12) being electrically connected to the printed circuit board (26) by means of a zebra-type electrical connector (30), the method being characterized in that as the crystal (4) is abutting on a shoulder (6) arranged in the middle part (2), the ultrasounds are directed onto the shoulder (6) to melt said shoulder (6) and to lower the level of the crystal (4) in the direction of the printed circuit board (26), so that the zebra connector (30) is compressed between the digital display device (12) and the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Martin Jufer, Christian Racine, Jean-Luc Bovet, Jerome Grosjean
  • Publication number: 20130201803
    Abstract: A wristwatch with capacitive touch zones including a case made of a non electrically conductive material, the case including a housing in which a battery is housed and which is closed by an electrically conductive battery cover. The electrically conductive battery cover is mounted on the watch case with interposition of an electrically conductive sealing gasket between the battery cover and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Andre Kaltenrieder, Jean-Luc Bovet, Christian Racine, Sergio Rota
  • Patent number: 7403449
    Abstract: 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 peripheral toothing (24, 26) which cooperates with drive means (20) and which cooperates with a jumper spring (32, 34). The jumper spring (32, 34) is drawn towards the radial abutment position by an elastic return element (40, 42). A holding plate (48) is secured on the bottom plate (16) so as to retain the jumper spring (32, 34) axially. The holding plate (48) is secured on the bottom plate (16) by a bayonet type assembly. The holding plate (48) includes at least one winding member (58) which cooperates with the stop device (32, 34) during the pivoting of the holding plate (48) from the non fixed angular position thereof to the fixed angular position thereof, so as to arm the associated elastic return element (40, 42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Christian Racine, Christophe Cattin
  • Publication number: 20080074952
    Abstract: 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 peripheral toothing (24, 26) which cooperates with drive means (20) and which cooperates with a jumper spring (32, 34). The jumper spring (32, 34) is drawn towards the radial abutment position by an elastic return element (40, 42). A holding plate (48) is secured on the bottom plate (16) so as to retain the jumper spring (32, 34) axially. The holding plate (48) is secured on the bottom plate (16) by a bayonet type assembly. The holding plate (48) includes at least one winding member (58) which cooperates with the stop device (32, 34) during the pivoting of the holding plate (48) from the non fixed angular position thereof to the fixed angular position thereof, so as to arm the associated elastic return element (40, 42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Christian Racine, Christophe Cattin