Patents by Inventor Kaori Aoba

Kaori Aoba 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: 11556091
    Abstract: A timepiece includes a dial plate including a first index on a radial virtual line outwardly extending from a center; and a circular case ring disposed outside of the dial plate, the circular case ring including a second index arranged in series with the first index on the line, wherein the second index includes a proximal end facing the first index; and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein a width of the proximal end is wider than that of the distal end in a plan view as seen in a height direction of the dial plate, and wherein the width of the proximal end of the second index is wider than that of a proximal end of the first index facing the second index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Aoba, Yasushi Tomiyama, Hideki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200272104
    Abstract: A timepiece includes a dial plate including a first index on a radial virtual line outwardly extending from a center; and a circular case ring disposed outside of the dial plate, the circular case ring including a second index arranged in series with the first index on the line, wherein the second index includes a proximal end facing the first index; and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein a width of the proximal end is wider than that of the distal end in a plan view as seen in a height direction of the dial plate, and wherein the width of the proximal end of the second index is wider than that of a proximal end of the first index facing the second index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kaori Aoba, Yasushi Tomiyama, Hideki Inoue