Abstract: Zero adjustment of second information in an electronic timepiece is carried out upon receiving a command from the operator through a zero adjust switch. Increment one is performed on minute information when the second information is above a predetermined value, for example, twenty-four seconds when the zero adjustment command is generated. The reference signal frequency is automatically corrected by detecting the second information when the zero adjustment command is generated, in such a manner that the reference signal frequency is increased to render the timepiece faster when the second information is above the predetermined value, and the reference signal frequency is decreased to render the timepiece slower when the second information is below the predetermined value when the zero adjustment command is generated.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a shutdown latch circuit. The latch circuit is initially set by insertion of a battery power source in the electronic timepiece. When the latch circuit is set, all other circuits in the timepiece, and particularly the display circuits, are turned off to conserve battery power during the "shelf-life" of the electronic timepiece. When the command switch is first activated, the latch circuit is reset, and all of the other electronic circuits are turned on in a predetermined initialized condition.

Abstract: A digital wristwatch including a transmitter therein for selective activation of a remote electronic circuit by the wearer. The digital wristwatch includes a time-of-day readout encased in a housing supported by a wrist band. Within the watch housing, the following elements are provided: (1) a digital clock circuit for controlling the time-of-day display, (2) a signal transmitter which is operatively, electrically connected to the digital clock circuit, and (3) a battery for operation of both the digital clock circuit and the signal transmitter. The signal transmitter may be activated by one of two methods: (1) a pushbutton switch on the side of the watch housing or (2) by an externally-supplied, electrical signal to terminals on the watch housing. The pushbutton switch extends outwardly from the housing of the watch to enable the wearer to activate the transmitter in a manner which is undetectable to the observer.

Abstract: A timepiece having a toothed calendar ring and a driving wheel for advancing the calendar ring, wherein the driving wheel comprises a hub and a completely closed toothed rim having a driving tooth. The rim is connected to the hub by a resilient member so that the driving tooth makes way for a tooth of the calendar ring when the calendar ring is driven by means other than the driving wheel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid state wristwatch of relatively small size useful as a small man's watch or even a ladies' watch. It incorporates an arm responsive inertial switch for energizing a light emitting diode display. The display forms part of a timing module and is mounted on one side of a laminar ceramic substrate. Mounted on the other side of the substrate is a combination timepiece and calendar circuit chip. Printed circuits are formed on non-contacting surfaces of the substrate laminations and interconnected by conductive pins. The entire timing module is staked to a plastic frame which also carries the watch batteries, quartz crystal, trimmer capacitor, switches, or other watch components.

Abstract: A calculator for continuously exhibiting the status of an individual's Bio-Rhythm cycles and, in particular, an individual's physical, emotional and intellectual Bio-Rhythm cycles. The calculator comprises a display panel having three dial faces corresponding to the three Bio-Rhythm cycles and each having indicia thereon defining the critical days within its particular cycle. Indicating elements are provided to sequentially scan each of the dial faces wherein the physical dial face is scanned once in a 23 day period, the emotional dial face once in a 28 day period and the intellectual dial face once in a 33 day period. A high or low critical day in any one of the Bio-Rhythm cycles is defined when the position of an indicating element corresponds to the critical indicia on a dial face. The calculator may be personalized by appropriately presetting the indicating elements relative to their dial faces based on data derivable from an individual's birth date.

Abstract: A tone source apparatus for an electronic musical instrument is characterized in that at least one cycle of a musical-tone waveform, which it is desired be produced, is depicted as a sequence of section lines and a series of pulses having regular intervals is varied, by a pulse-density varying circuit, in pulse density in accordance with the degrees of inclination of the respective section lines. The resultant series of pulses having varied pulse density is formed, by a waveform forming circuit, into the desired musical tone waveform. The pulse-density varying circuit comprises a first counter to which is applied as an input, the aforementioned series of pulses having regular intervals. A second counter is connected, in series or in parallel, to the first counter and a decoder is connected to an output terminal of the second counter. A memory circuit is connected to the output terminals of the decoder.

Abstract: A resettable interval timer in combination with, but functioning independently from a digital watch which provides horological information. The watch operates in two modes; the first mode displaying horological information on the display devices and the second or stopwatch mode displaying interval timing information on the display devices. In the watch mode the user can program which horological information he desires to be continuously displayed on the display devices, either hours, minutes, and seconds, or hours, minutes, and date. By depressing one of the watch push buttons the user can momentarily display month, date, and the A.M. or P.M. horological information on the display devices. A predetermined push button depression sequence can be used to reset the horological information. When a second push button is depressed a predetermined number of times within a defined time interval the watch enters the stopwatch mode.

Abstract: A programmable rhythm apparatus for use with an electronic musical instrument comprising a sequential pulse generator, a plurality of individually programmable rhythm channels or tracks each producing an output pulse pattern in response to the sequential pulse generator and a standard voice generation circuit to receive the pulse output pattern from the programmed rhythm channels. The voice generation circuit produces a signal representative of an unpitched musical instrument with a rhythm pattern corresponding to the pulse output pattern of an individual rhythm channel. The voice generation circuit output signals corresponding to each rhythm channel and representing different unpitched instruments are combined and applied to an audio transducer. Each individual rhythm channel can be programmed by the instrument player to provide a pulse output sequence representative of any rhythm pattern desired. Each rhythm channel has a plurality of logic means and a selection means.

Abstract: An alarm device of clocks having snoozing function in which, when a set time is reached in clock mechanism, switching means for alarm sound source is actuated to be ON-state through an actuating lever by a set-time indexing wheel shifted on a shaft being rotated by the clock mechanism. The actuating lever disposed for transmitting the shifted motion of the indexing wheel to the switching means is pivotable respectively in a first plane including axial shifting directions of the wheel and in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. Pivotal motion of the lever in the first plane followingthe shifted motion of the wheel on the set time causes the switching means to be switched ON, in which state a snoozing means manually operated moves the lever pivotally in the second plane to cause the switching means temporarily to be switched OFF and restrict the lever in this position for a fixed cyclic period after the set time.

Abstract: A transposing electronic instrument wherein the clock frequency applied to control a top octave frequency generator is derived by comparing any single output of the generator with the response of a frequency reference circuit to that output, deriving a dc voltage representative of the difference in frequency of the input and output of the reference circuit and controlling the clock frequency from the dc voltage, thereby transposing all the outputs of the top octave frequency generator.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for the winding of a self-winding mechanical wrist watch during intervals when it is not worn on the wrist and would otherwise run down and stop. The apparatus comprises a detachable, padded mandrel over which the self-winding wrist watch is placed and securely held by its own strap or band. The mandrel holding the watch is attached to a revolving winding shaft driven at slow speed by a motor wherein the relationship of the watch to the winding shaft is such that the axis of rotation of the stem of the internal self-winding rotor of the watch is generally coincident with the axis of rotation of the winding shaft.

Abstract: A bottle which may be used to contain a liquid has a timer mounted therein to provide an indication of elapsed time. This timer is formed from a transparent tube sealed at the opposite ends thereof and having an object which is free to move in the liquid and which has a specific gravity different from that of such fluid. The tube has a member at one end therof which functions to retain the tube in the bottle and to provide a spout for pouring the fluid from the bottle. In the preferred embodiment, timing is provided as a function of the speed of movement of the object through the fluid when the tube and bottle are placed in a generally vertical orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid state wristwatch of relatively small size useful as a small man's watch or even a ladies' watch. It incorporates an arm responsive inertial switch for energizing a light emitting diode display. The display forms part of a timing module and is mounted on one side of a laminar ceramic substrate. Mounted on the other side of the substrate is a combination timepiece and calendar circuit chip. Printed circuits are formed on non-contacting surfaces of the substrate laminations and interconnected by conductive pins. The entire timing module is staked to a plastic frame which also carries the watch batteries, quartz crystal, trimmer capacitor, switches, and other watch components.

Abstract: A hand-return mechanism for an electronic timepiece wherein at least one hand is advanced to a predetermined position is provided. The timepiece includes a display hand mechanically coupled to a positionable gear, the rotational position of the gear determining the rotary position of the hand. An electro-mechanical converter includes a rotor mechanically coupled to effect rotation of same. A manually operated hand-adjustment mechanism is adapted to be displaced from a rest position to an adjustment position, the adjustment mechanism being mechanically coupled to the gear, the adjustment mechanism effecting an advancement of the gear and rotor to predetermine respective positions corresponding to 10n second positions to which said hand is to be advanced, where n = 1, 2, 3.

Abstract: A method and device for tuning each tone generating element of a musical instrument having solenoids electrically connected to an amplifier and a manually moveable magnet capable of being moved along each tone generating element individually to and from said solenoids.

Abstract: An electromagnetic pickup is provided for musical instruments, particularly of the type having vibrating magnetizable strings, which pickup device includes a permanent magnet having a configured surface adjacent to the magnetizable strings to provide a varying magnetic field effecting respective ones of the strings in accordance with their magnetizability, and a low impedance coil surrounding the permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is a rectangular bar magnet being magnetized perpendicularly to the configured surface, with the configured surface providing a cross-sectional variation of a dimension of the bar magnet, thereby varying the magnetic field effecting the different strings. Particular cross-sectional variations of this dimension are included, each of which achieves the natural tone of the respective strings and enhances the balance therebetween of the pickup output.

Abstract: A clock has an ornamental pendulum which serves an aesthetic function but does not control the clock mechanism. The pendulum is mounted for free swinging movement on an oscillating shaft in such a manner that, when the pendulum swings in synchronism with the oscillating shaft, the pendulum will be driven by the shaft, but, when the pendulum swings out of synchronism with the oscillating shaft, the pendulum will eventually stop swinging. Adjusting structure is provided to impart to the pendulum a natural period of swing which is in synchronism with the oscillating shaft.

Abstract: A digital clock in which a frame member has two opposite side end plates integrally molded with a base plate of the frame member and a separate partition plate detachably secured in position to the frame member between the two side end plates. The digital clock comprises a preliminarily assembled assembly consisting of at least an indicating flap drum and a timer setting drum supported by a driving shaft with a predetermined axial play existing between the timer setting drum and the indicating flap drum before the assembly is mounted in the frame member. Thus, the assembly can be mounted in the frame member by first inserting one end of the shaft through one of the two side end plates and then inserting the other end of the shaft through the other side end plate so as to be journaled thereby.

Abstract: A time correction device for electronic watches having multi-stage divider circuitry for dividing the high frequency output signals of an oscillator into low frequency timing signals including a gate at the input of each divider stage to be corrected for selectively applying to said divider stage the output signal of the prior stage or the inverse of said prior stage output signal. A switch is provided for manually actuating the gate to pass one of the prior stage output signal and the inverse thereof.