Patents Assigned to MicroTechne Research & Development Center Ltd.
  • Patent number: 8770828
    Abstract: An oscillator system (30) of a mechanical timepiece, comprising: at least one balance wheel (35) that is free to rotate about an axis; and at least one hairspring (31) connecting the at least one balance wheel (35) to a fixed point or to another balance wheel (36), the hairspring (31) including: a first coil (32) connected to the at least one balance wheel (35); and a second coil (33) connected to the fixed point or to the another balance wheel (36); and a transition section (34) connecting the first coil (32) to the second coil (33), wherein an approximately linear restoring torque for the at least one balance wheel (35) is primarily provided by elastic deformation of the transition section (34) and the coils (32, 33), in order to generate an oscillatory motion for the at least one balance wheel (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: MicroTechne Research & Development Center Ltd., Tianjin Sea-gull Watch Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Ching, Ching Tom Kong, Guang Li Ma