Patents by Inventor Dominique Gritti

Dominique Gritti 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).

  • Publication number: 20190369561
    Abstract: An assembly (300) includes (i) a hairspring (2) made of a paramagnetic alloy including at least one of the following elements: Nb, V, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf, notably an alloy including the elements Nb and Zr with between 5% and 25% by mass of Zr and an interstitial doping agent including oxygen, and oxygen, and least one fastening part (1; 1?), notably two parts (1; 1?), in particular a stud (1) or a collet (1?), for an end (2a; 2b) of the hairspring (2), the at least one part (1; 1?) having a first portion (10; 10?) that is designed to come into contact with the hairspring (2) and that is made of titanium or titanium alloy or of tantalum or tantalum alloy, notably grade 2 titanium or grade 5 titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Olivier Balague, Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Ondrej Papes, Antoine Rime
  • Patent number: 10409223
    Abstract: An assembly (300) includes (i) a hairspring (2) made of a paramagnetic alloy including at least one of the following elements: Nb, V, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf, notably an alloy including the elements Nb and Zr with between 5% and 25% by mass of Zr and an interstitial doping agent including oxygen, and (ii) at least one fastening part (1; 1?), notably two parts (1; 1?), in particular a stud (1) or a collet (1?), for an end (2a; 2b) of the hairspring (2), the at least one part (1; 1?) having a first portion (10; 10?) that is designed to come into contact with the hairspring (2) and that is made of titanium or titanium alloy or of tantalum or tantalum alloy, notably grade 2 titanium or grade 5 titanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Olivier Balague, Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Ondrej Papes, Antoine Rime
  • Publication number: 20170351216
    Abstract: An assembly (300) includes (i) a hairspring (2) made of a paramagnetic alloy including at least one of the following elements: Nb, V, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf, notably an alloy including the elements Nb and Zr with between 5% and 25% by mass of Zr and an interstitial doping agent including oxygen, and (ii) at least one fastening part (1; 1?), notably two parts (1; 1?), in particular a stud (1) or a collet (1?), for an end (2a; 2b) of the hairspring (2), the at least one part (1; 1?) having a first portion (10; 10?) that is designed to come into contact with the hairspring (2) and that is made of titanium or titanium alloy or of tantalum or tantalum alloy, notably grade 2 titanium or grade 5 titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Olivier Balague, Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Ondrej Papes, Antoine Rime
  • Patent number: 8720246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping a barrel spring made of a unitary ribbon of metallic glass that comprises calculating the theoretical shape to be given to said unitary ribbon of metallic glass so that each segment, once the spring is fitted in the barrel, is subjected to the maximum bending momentum, shaping said ribbon by imparting bends thereto characteristic of said free theoretical shape in order to take into account a potential reduction of the bends once the ribbon is released, relaxing the ribbon in order to set the shape thereof by heating the same, and cooling down said ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Vincent Von Niederhausern
  • Patent number: 8348496
    Abstract: Mainspring for a mechanism driven by a motor spring, especially for a timepiece, formed from a ribbon of metallic glass material. This ribbon is monolithic and has a thickness of greater than 50 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Vincent Von Niederhausern
  • Publication number: 20110072873
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for shaping a barrel spring made of a unitary ribbon of metallic glass that comprises calculating the theoretical shape to be given to said unitary ribbon of metallic glass so that each segment, once the spring is fitted in the barrel, is subjected to the maximum bending momentum, shaping said ribbon by imparting bends thereto characteristic of said free theoretical shape in order to take into account a potential reduction of the bends once the ribbon is released, relaxing the ribbon in order to set the shape thereof by heating the same, and cooling down said ribbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Dominique Gritti, Thomas Gyger, Vincent Von Niederhausern