Patents Examined by Edwin A. León
  • Patent number: 11972913
    Abstract: A disconnector device is connectable to pole-mounted equipment in a power grid. The disconnector device is activated in case of an overload condition, thereby disconnecting the pole-mounted equipment. The disconnector device comprises a passive radio device to be enabled via an incoming radio signal. The passive radio device, upon being enabled, transmits, in at least one state of the disconnector device, an indicator radio signal indicative of the respective state of the disconnector device, the state being one of an activated state and a deactivated state of the disconnector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Yannick Maret, Alexander Fach, Gian-Luigi Madonna, Xavier Kornmann, Stefano Bertoli, Ektor Sotiropoulos, Daniel Neeser, Martin Schick-Pauli
  • Patent number: 11971686
    Abstract: A dial, and timepiece including the dial, including a mother-of-pearl wafer partially covering a support member, and a decorative element arranged on a reverse of the wafer, the decorative element being visible on an obverse of the wafer when subjected to a stimulus and invisible on the obverse of the wafer in the absence of the stimulus. The decorative element has a first empty area on a reverse of the wafer, and a second empty area on the obverse of the wafer, facing the first empty area. A colour compensation layer is deposited on the first empty area or the second empty area, the colour being selected such that the difference in colour ?E in the CIE Lab colour space between the colour compensation layer and the decorative element in the absence of said stimulus, perceived by a user observing the obverse of the wafer, is less than 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Agnès Marlot Doerr, Nicolas François, Alexandros Mouskeftaras, Michel Willemin, Jean-Claude Martin, Carole Govaerts
  • Patent number: 11966199
    Abstract: A timepiece component for a timepiece case or for a timepiece includes a first ring, at least one decorative and/or display element, a second ring, and an elastic element mounted so as to bear on the first ring and to urge the at least one decorative and/or display element toward the second ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Teddy Grivet
  • Patent number: 11957174
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a first body of aerosol forming material, a first tubular member surrounding the first body of aerosol forming material, a second body of aerosol forming material surrounding the first tubular member and a second tubular member surrounding the second body of aerosol forming material. The first tubular member is inductively heatable in the presence of a time varying electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11960248
    Abstract: A Dewar device for mechanical and/or functional components of a watch, the device being provided with a bracelet and a casing including an enclosure wherein a case of the watch can be disposed so that a crystal of the case is arranged opposite a crystal of all the elements of the casing defining this enclosure and at least one fastening device fastening the watch case in the enclosure of the casing by keeping it remote from all the elements of the casing defining this enclosure, the Dewar device including a device for actuating at least one push button by rotating a pivoting bezel of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Antoine Ummel, Serge Droz
  • Patent number: 11960245
    Abstract: A timepiece includes a case including a protrusion protruding inward from an inner wall, a crown including a shaft passing through the side surface of the case, a head provided at one end of the shaft, and a drive wheel provided at the other end opposite from the one end of the shaft, an internal rotary ring provided in a position where the internal rotary ring overlaps with the protrusion in the plan view and having teeth that engage with the drive wheel, and elastic members disposed between the protrusion and the internal rotary ring and each including a convex section that engages with the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshio Mishima, Takumi Oshio, Yoshihiro Hidai
  • Patent number: 11955786
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box that has a novel structure capable of stably preventing water from intruding into a case while simplifying the operation for connecting the electrical junction box and an external apparatus. An electrical junction box includes a circuit structure that includes a connection terminal for connection to an external apparatus, a case that has an insertion hole and houses the circuit structure, a relay terminal that is connected to the connection terminal, and includes an external connection portion that is inserted into the insertion hole and is exposed to the outside of the case, and a sealing member that is compressed between opposing surfaces of the insertion hole and the relay terminal and seals the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Isaji, Kenji Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11947317
    Abstract: In various implementations, smartwatch covers may be provided that fit a smartwatch. The smartwatch cover may include an inner flexible cover and an outer cover. A user may select a smartwatch cover to couple to a smartwatch case, and then remove the smartwatch cover or a portion thereof and couple a new smartwatch cover or portion thereof to the smartwatch case. The replacement of the smartwatch cover may be performed a plurality of times without substantially damaging the smartwatch and/or the smartwatch cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PRIME ART & JEWEL, INC.
    Inventor: Dillon Chen
  • Patent number: 11947319
    Abstract: A dewar device (1) for mechanical and/or functional components (2) of a watch (3), the device (1) being provided with a bracelet and a casing (4) including an enclosure (5) wherein it is possible to arrange a case (6) of the watch (3) and at least one reversible connecting element (7) fixing the watch (3) case (6) in the enclosure (5) of the casing (4) while keeping it remote from all the elements (10a, 10b, 10c) of the casing (4) defining this enclosure (5), the at least one reversible connecting element (7) being provided with a body forming a structure (8) including at least one recessed area (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Gérald Perruchoud, Florent Cosandier
  • Patent number: 11940760
    Abstract: A moon phase display mechanism driven by a horological movement, this moon phase display mechanism including a transparent support provided with an upper face and a lower face which extends at a distance from the upper face, a representation of the Moon being transferred, for example by printing or by engraving, to one of the upper or lower faces of this transparent support, a substrate being disposed under the transparent support, at a distance therefrom, the moon phase display mechanism also including a shutter which is driven by drive means moved by the horological movement and which is arranged so as to displace between the transparent support and the substrate, the shutter and the substrate having display contrasts which are inverted relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Blancpain SA
    Inventors: Nicolas Debaud, Bernat Monferrer, Pierpasquale Tortora, Cédric Blatter
  • Patent number: 11940763
    Abstract: There is provided a display assembly for a wearable device, the display assembly comprising: a solar cell layer; and a touch sensor layer, wherein the solar cell layer is arranged above the touch sensor layer, wherein the solar cell layer comprises photovoltaic material arranged at an edge region of the display assembly leaving a uniform central region of the touch sensor layer uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Suunto Oy
    Inventors: Ari Hurtta, Tapio Savolainen, Kari Mäkeläinen
  • Patent number: 11940764
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first plate comprising an inner surface defining a part of a space inside the housing and an outer surface forming a part of the exterior of the housing, and a side member formed integrally with the edge of the inner surface and formed substantially perpendicular to the inner surface so as to form a recess together with the inner surface, the side member comprising an opening; a speaker structure arranged adjacent to the opening inside the recess, the speaker structure comprising a first surface comprising a speaker vibration plate facing the opening, and a second surface facing away from the first surface; an engaging member mounted substantially perpendicularly to the inner surface so as to fix the speaker structure to the housing; and a fixing member fixed to the housing so as to contact at least a part of the second surface and arranged so as to pressurize the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwonho Son, Sangyoup Seok
  • Patent number: 11937648
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes, a body defining a cavity having a cavity opening, an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in the cavity, a heating element disposed proximate to the cavity opening, and a controller configured to detect contact of the aerosol-forming substrate with the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Emeric Grandjean, Irene Taurino, Igor Nikolaevich Zinovik
  • Patent number: 11942285
    Abstract: An electronic device has a keyboard with an internal membrane. The membrane has a set of strain gauges configured to respond to a key press, such as when a collapsible dome collapses into contact with the membrane. The strain gauges are connected in a half Wheatstone bridge configuration and are positioned on the membrane in order to limit effects of temperature and subtle flexure of the membrane. The strain gauges are also configured to magnify detection of a resistance differential when a keycap is pressed with sufficient force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Chia Chi Wu, Michael Vosgueritchian, Ming Gao, Nan Chen, Vyom Sharma, Wenhao Wang
  • Patent number: 11934150
    Abstract: A horological movement includes a resonator and an escapement wheel with flexible teeth, and an anchor formed of two mechanical pallets capable of abutting, when the anchor switches between its two rest positions, with any one of the flexible teeth depending on the angular position of the escapement wheel. Each flexible tooth is arranged to bend by undergoing an elastic deformation under a radial force that can be exerted by one of the two mechanical pallets abutting against this flexible tooth while the escapement wheel has an unfavourable angular position and the resonator is braked by the anchor. Each tooth has an elastic capacity to elastically absorb, in a radial direction, most of a maximum mechanical energy that the mechanical resonator may have during normal operation of the horological movement, to avoid breakage or deterioration of the escapement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Gianni Di Domenico, Gérard Surmely, Marc Stranczl
  • Patent number: 11936322
    Abstract: System for driving motors for operating switching units, in particular for an electrical supply substation, comprising control units for controlling the motors, wherein the control unit comprises, to have only one of the motors in operation at a time, a device for managing the priority of operation of the motors which is provided with a first line, referred to as the parallel line, carrying a binary datum comprising a first state representative of the stopping of all of the motors and a second state representative of the operation of any one of the motors, to which the units are connected in parallel, the parallel line being connected to a device for preventing/allowing the starting of the motor of each of the units and a second line, referred to as the series line, to which the units are connected in series in an upstream/downstream chain, the series line constituting a means for preventing the operation of the motors downstream of the any one of the motors on detection of a signal for starting the any one o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventor: Christophe Mollier
  • Patent number: 11934154
    Abstract: A timepiece includes three types of decorative plates. A first type of decorative plate includes numbers from 1 to 12 indicative of time in hours and is rotatable around a central axis of the time piece. A second type of decorative plate includes a plurality of second type of plate pieces collectively rotatable relative to the first type of decorative plate and each rotatable around its respective axis. The third type of decorative plate includes a plurality of third type of plate pieces collectively rotatable relative to the central axis of the timepiece and each movable radially with respect to the central axis of the timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO TIME CREATION INC.
    Inventor: Toyonori Muraji
  • Patent number: 11934151
    Abstract: Exemplary arrangements relate to a universal world timepiece such as a clock having a movement (11) in connection with indicators such as hands (16, 18, 20). The timepiece includes a stationary oriented 24-hour clock face (101, 301, 401, 501) including hour marks for each hour, and a dial (103, 303, 403, 503) which is movable relative to the 24-hour clock face. The example dial has a unique icon such as a different Latin letter for each hour of the 24 hours. A computer (10) of the timepiece may operate to determine geographic coordinates and/or or to receive wireless time signals and to determine the time zone in which the timepiece is currently located. The computer operates to cause the dial to be rotatably positioned responsive to the time zone determination, to cause a particular icon to be linearly aligned with a particular hour mark of the clock face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Hussam Hebbo
  • Patent number: 11936140
    Abstract: A radio frequency connector with high transmission performance includes a male terminal and a female terminal which are plugged and matched with each other, wherein both the male terminal and the female terminal further includes shielding cases which include convex parts for isolating two signal terminals; and the shielding cases of the male terminal and the female terminal are matched and connected, and the two convex parts are matched with each other. An electromagnetic shielding case is formed and an isolation cavity for shielding signals is formed, so that signals transmitted by the radio-frequency connector will not be disturbed by external signals or internal signals, and the transmission stability of the signals in the radio-frequency connector is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SUNWAY COMMUNICATION (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yule Su, Stanley Wang, Ren-Chih Li
  • Patent number: 11927917
    Abstract: The horological movement includes a mechanical resonator and an escapement including an escapement wheel, which has a plurality of teeth, and an anchor formed by a stick and two arms having respectively two mechanical pallets likely to come into contact, when the anchor is subject to an alternative movement, with any of the teeth according to the angular position of the escapement wheel. To avoid damage to the escapement during rocking of the anchor while the escapement wheel is positioned in an unfavourable angular position, the anchor is arranged, during the rocking of this anchor, to be able to bend being subjected to an elastic deformation. The anchor has an elastic capacity between each of the two mechanical pallets and a fork of the anchor, enabling it to absorb elastically, during the elastic deformation, a maximum mechanical energy that the mechanical resonator can have during the normal functioning of the horological movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Gianni Di Domenico, Dominique Lechot, Marc Stranczl, Benoît Légeret