Patents by Inventor Sebastien Bannier

Sebastien Bannier 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: 8042423
    Abstract: At least some of the uniformly distributed teeth of one of the antibacklash partner toothed wheel units, of this backlash-compensating gear train for a horological mechanism, have elastic parts (DR) that are flexible in the direction of the respective thicknesses of the teeth. Some of the teeth are capable of temporarily transmitting a torque considerably greater than the normal drive torque. Two adjacent teeth (D1, D2) capable of temporarily transmitting a torque considerably greater than the normal drive torque each comprise one flank (D1a, D2a) integral with a more rigid part (D12), and one flank (D1b, D2b) integral with a more flexible part (D1R, D2R), the two more rigid parts (D12) of the two teeth (D1, D2) being adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastien Bannier, David Passannante, Nicolas Bonvin
  • Patent number: 7926355
    Abstract: This micromechanical part is intended to be fastened to a spindle and has at least one opening (10, 20, 30) whose edges comprise an alternating arrangement of rigid areas (11) and elastic areas (12, 22, 32). It is possible for those ends (13) of the rigid areas (11) closest to the center C of the opening (10, 20, 30) to be connected by a first circle C1 having a diameter greater than the diameter of a second circle C2 connecting those ends (15, 25, 27) of the elastic areas (12, 22, 32) closest to the center of the opening. In this micromechanical part, each rigid area (11) is formed by a convex portion projecting into the opening (10, 20, 30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastien Bannier, David Passannante
  • Publication number: 20090260470
    Abstract: At least some of the uniformly distributed teeth of one of the antibacklash partner toothed wheel units, of this backlash-compensating gear train for a horological mechanism, have elastic parts (DR) that are flexible in the direction of the respective thicknesses of the teeth. Some of the teeth are capable of temporarily transmitting a torque considerably greater than the normal drive torque. Two adjacent teeth (D1, D2) capable of temporarily transmitting a torque considerably greater than the normal drive torque each comprise one flank (D1a, D2a) integral with a more rigid part (D12), and one flank (D1b, D2b) integral with a more flexible part (D1R, D2R), the two more rigid parts (D12) of the two teeth (D1, D2) being adjacent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A
    Inventors: Sebastien Bannier, David Passannante, Nicolas Bonvin
  • Publication number: 20090263182
    Abstract: This micromechanical part is intended to be fastened to a spindle and has at least one opening (10, 20, 30) whose edges comprise an alternating arrangement of rigid areas (11) and elastic areas (12, 22, 32). It is possible for those ends (13) of the rigid areas (11) closest to the center C of the opening (10, 20, 30) to be connected by a first circle C1 having a diameter greater than the diameter of a second circle C2 connecting those ends (15, 25, 27) of the elastic areas (12, 22, 32) closest to the center of the opening. In this micromechanical part, each rigid area (11) is formed by a convex portion projecting into the opening (10, 20, 30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: ROLEX S. A.
    Inventors: Sebastien BANNIER, David PASSANNANTE