Patents Examined by Edwin A. Leon
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Patent number: 12699358Abstract: There is provided a wearable device comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the wearable device at least to perform: obtaining a starting time of a latest sleeping period; obtaining an ending time of the latest sleeping period; displaying, on a display of the wearable device, a first line illustrating an average starting time of a sleeping period calculated based on a plurality of sleeping periods over a plurality of days; displaying a second line illustrating an average ending time of a sleeping period calculated based on the plurality of sleeping periods over the plurality of days; and displaying the latest sleeping period graphically as a bar such that a first end of the bar indicates the starting time and a second end of the bar indicates the ending time, wherein the first end and the second end are displayed relative to the first line and the secoType: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Suunto OyInventors: Timo Halko, Mikko Ahlström, Erik Lindman
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Patent number: 12700703Abstract: A power outlet includes a case, a contact device, an operation member, a moving mechanism, a return spring, and a holding mechanism. The contact device includes a fixed contact, a movable contact, and a movable piece. The moving mechanism moves the movable piece in response to operation of the operation member. The moving mechanism includes a movable member and a return spring. The movable member is movable between a closed position in which the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The return spring urges the movable member toward the open position. The holding mechanism is configured to hold the movable member at the closed position, and releases a holding state in which the movable member is held at the closed position in response to operation of the operation member.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Ikemoto, Kyoya Ichiraku, Yuta Motomura, Koichi Furusawa, Yuki Yamamoto, Minoru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12699355Abstract: A horology component (1) for a timepiece, wherein the component includes a first portion (10) and a second portion (20), the first portion (10) including a part that is made from at least one opaque material at least partially superposed on top of the second portion (20), this second portion (20) including a material capable of emitting at least one emission light wave if excited by at least one excitation light wave, and the part of the first portion (10) including structuring (13) allowing an emission light wave emitted by the second portion (20) to be transmitted at least partially toward the outside of the horology component so that the horology component exhibits at least a first appearance by day and at least one different second appearance by night where the first portion (10) is backlit by an emission light wave emitted by the second portion (20).Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre Di Luna, Ollivier Pujol, Alexandra Roulet
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Patent number: 12695228Abstract: A connector device (A) is provided with a pair of circuit boards (11, 21) including board transmission paths (13, 23) and arranged to face each other, a pair of connectors (14, 24) to be mounted on the pair of circuit boards (11, 21), a plurality of adapters (60) including relay outer conductors (63) and configured to connect the pair of connectors (14, 24), and an electrically conductive member (40) made of metal to make a plurality of the relay outer conductors (63) conductive. The board transmission paths (13, 23) are arranged outside an inclusion region (R) including the plurality of adapters (60) on a virtual projection plane (S) parallel to the circuit boards (11, 21). The electrically conductive member (40) is arranged only within the inclusion region (R) on the virtual projection plane (S).Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Asano, Yutaka Kobayashi
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Patent number: 12689144Abstract: A connector element for a connector system includes four contact members for making electric contact on a front side of the connector element, and a contact member carrier. The contact members extend in an axial direction on a circumferentially extending contact surface of the contact member carrier. The contact members have a free contact surface which is accessible on the circumferentially extending contact surface of the contact member carrier. Each contact member has an insulation radius, when measured in a view onto the front face, is a minimum clearance between outer boundaries of said the contact member and a closest neighboring contact member. The contact members are grouped into two groups of contact members where a closest neighboring contact member to a respective contact member belongs to the other group of contact members than the respective contact member.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbHInventor: Thierry Oppliger
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Patent number: 12689153Abstract: A cable strain relief apparatus for a cable attached to a connector includes at least one multi-section member. The member includes a first section configured to partially surround a portion of the connector and a second section aligned with the first section along a central longitudinal axis and configured to partially surround a portion of the cable. Where the apparatus includes two members, each member may include similar first and second sections, but one member may include a protrusion extending from an exposed face of a wall of the member's second section and the other member may include a protrusion receptacle integrated into an exposed face of a wall of such member's second section, wherein when the two members are joined together, the protrusion mates with the protrusion receptacle. A binder may be optionally included to secure the member to the cable or to retain the mated members together.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Inventor: Cesar Eduardo Nunez
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Patent number: 12689151Abstract: An electrical feed-through includes: a feed-through component having an opening; at least one conductor sealed into the opening of the feed-through component in a glass material or a glass ceramic material; and at least one guide component connected to the feed-through component, the at least one guide component including a material that is a plastic.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Assignee: SCHOTT AGInventor: Helmut Hartl
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Patent number: 12689142Abstract: An electrical contact for a connector is provided. The electrical contact includes a conductive engaging part extending substantially along a first longitudinal axis, a conductive wiring part extending substantially along a second longitudinal axis, and a conductive junction part configured to electrically connect the engaging part and the wiring part, such that the first longitudinal axis of the engaging part is substantially parallel to and offset with respect the second longitudinal axis of the wiring part, and wherein the engaging part and the wiring part at least partially overlap each other, substantially along the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 21, 2026Inventor: Hervé Puyraimond
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Patent number: 12681437Abstract: A protective case includes: a cover part provided with an operation unit for operating a button when some member on one side thereof is moved toward the button located on the other side thereof, and configured to be detachably coupled to a product; and a locking part configured to be coupled to the operation unit to slide between the button and the member in the forward and backward directions, and also configured to be selectively spaced apart from the member and disposed adjacent to the member according to the movement to allow or block an operation of the button by the member. The protective case selectively and rapidly activates and inactivates a pressing member used to operate a button through a locking part that is reciprocally slid with a stop protrusion interposed therebetween and thus stably maintains the position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Spigen Korea Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Yong Youn, Hye Jin Jang
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Patent number: 12681435Abstract: A process for manufacturing a timepiece oscillator made up of a balance and of at least two spring portions that are arranged in parallel, which includes (a) choosing the frequency f of the oscillator, (b) choosing a balance and spring portions so that the inertia of the balance and the angular stiffnesses of the spring portions allow an oscillator of chosen frequency f to be formed and so that the variations in angular stiffness of the spring portions as a function of temperature are able to thermo-compensate the oscillator, and (c) assembling the chosen spring portions with the chosen balance.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Olivier Hunziker
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Patent number: 12683323Abstract: An electric hermetic compressor comprising a hermetic terminal with terminal pins for electrical connection of a motor inside a hermetic housing. The hermetic terminal forms a cavity, and the compressor further comprises a non-conductive sealing element that defines an enclosed space in the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: MOTOR COMPETENCE CENTER HOLDING FLENSBURG GMBHInventor: Dirk Homuth
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Patent number: 12683102Abstract: A system may comprise a printed circuit board (PCB) including a top surface, and a bracket including a top surface configured to receive and couple to a key switch and a bottom surface including at least two protrusions that extend normal to the bottom surface of the bracket. The bracket can be configured to mount to the PCB such that the bottom surface of the bracket is coupled to the top surface of the PCB, and the at least two protrusions may each include conductive leads that couple to the top surface of the PCB. The bracket is configured to only cover a portion of a bottom surface of the key switch when coupled to the key switch. An LED can be mounted to the top surface of the PCB, laterally adjacent to the bracket, and under the key switch at a location not covered by the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: July 14, 2026Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Feng-Hao Lin, Yu-Chun Sun, Lien Hsing Chen, Fu-Kai Hsu
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Patent number: 12675077Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes a bezel that has a first region. In the first region, a metal material is discontinuously deposited on a base including a resin material.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2023Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyasu Kurokawa, Takayuki Satou
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Patent number: 12669781Abstract: An actuation mechanism (60) of a flexible hand (44) to which a clockwork movement applies a first angular rotation (?1), the flexible hand (44) including a first drive barrel (46) and a second drive barrel (50) connected to a tip (54) of the flexible hand (44) by a first and a second flexible arm (48), the first drive barrel (46) being provided with a first toothing (56) and the second drive barrel (50) being provided with a second toothing (58), the first and second drive barrels (46, 50) being mounted so the first toothing (56) of the first drive barrel (46) engages with the second toothing (58) of the second drive barrel (50) in the stressed position of the flexible hand (44), the angular rotation (?1) applied by the clockwork movement to the actuation mechanism (60) being modulated by an angle of rotation (?) by the actuation mechanism (60).Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.Inventors: Marc Stranczl, Lionel Matthey-De-L'endroit
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Patent number: 12671043Abstract: A switch device includes a movable terminal including a snap action mechanism that bends a spring when a user moves an operating portion, a first fixed terminal that contacts the movable terminal when the spring is not bent, and a second fixed terminal that contacts the movable terminal when the operating portion is moved by a specified amount to bend the spring. The second fixed terminal includes a portion machined into a fixed contact that contacts the movable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masaya Murota, Takeshi Fujimoto
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Patent number: 12671192Abstract: A combination terminal includes a first terminal fitting (11) including a first base plate portion (12) and a second terminal fitting (51) including a second base plate portion (52) to be stacked on the first base plate portion (11), the second terminal fitting (51) being assembled with the first terminal fitting (11) by being displaced in a direction intersecting a stacking direction. The first terminal fitting (11) is formed with a resiliently deformable resilient lock piece (20). The second terminal fitting (51) is formed with a lock portion (56) for locking the first and second terminal fittings (11, 51) in an assembled state by being locked to the resilient lock piece (20). A protecting member (40) for preventing interference of an external matter with the resilient lock piece (20) is attached to the first terminal fitting (11).Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Hideto Nakamura, Shinji Nozaki, Daisuke Saito
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Patent number: 12667929Abstract: A safety operating device for operating a machine tool in particular a hand-held machine tool includes at least one operating unit, in particular a dead-man unit, for actuating the machine tool. The operating unit is designed to be moved in a sequence of at least two mutually different actuating movements. The device further includes a pre-activation unit that is designed to enable activation of the machine tool by way of an actuation by the operating unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 30, 2026Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Palaver, Christian Koepf, Peter Molnar, Csaba Kiss, Gabriela Eurskens-Merz, Szabolcs Gyori, Martin Hirschle, Laszlo Gergely
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Patent number: 12665341Abstract: It is aimed to improve the reliability of a retaining function by a retainer. A connector is provided with a housing (10) including a plurality of terminal accommodation chambers (11) arranged in a width direction, terminal fittings (30) to be inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers (11), and a retainer (40) to be assembled with the housing (10) and configured to retain the terminal fittings (30) inserted into the terminal accommodation chambers (11). A projection (33) projecting only from a part in the width direction is formed on an outer surface of the terminal fitting (30). A separation restricting portion (21) is formed in a region of the housing (10) different from the projection (33) in the width direction. The retainer (40) is formed with a locking portion (45) for restricting a displacement in a separation direction from the housing (10) by locking the separation restricting portion (21).Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Akihiro Nishitani
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Patent number: 12663756Abstract: A winding device (1), in particular for a barrel (2) provided with a spring, including a ratchet (3) mounted on a rotary winding shaft (5), the rotary winding shaft (5) being, for example, a winding shaft of the barrel (2), the rotation of which coils the barrel (2), and a winding gear train (4) meshing with the ratchet (3), the rotation of the winding gear train (4) causing the rotation of the ratchet (3) and that of the rotary winding shaft (5) by applying a torque to the ratchet (3), the winding device (1) being provided with means (10) for disconnecting the ratchet (3) and the rotary winding shaft (5), wherein the disconnection means (10) are arranged on the ratchet (3) and on the rotary winding shaft (5), and are configured to disconnect the ratchet (3) and the rotary winding shaft (5) when the torque applied to the ratchet (3) substantially exceeds a threshold value, in particular when the barrel (2) is fully coiled.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2023Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.Inventors: Pierre Cusin, Laurent Jeanneret
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Patent number: 12663762Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T Vitt, Trevor J. Ness