Abstract: A skeleton watch including a case provided with a back cover and a crystal, and a set of components forming a movement of the skeleton watch, the components being arranged inside the case between the back cover and the crystal and being wholly or partially visible through the crystal, wherein the skeleton watch comprises at least one solar cell.

Abstract: An escapement mechanism including an escape wheel subjected to a rotational torque and a resonator integral with a pivotally mounted regulating wheel set. The escape wheel includes plural actuators regularly spaced on a periphery thereof, each arranged to cooperate directly with at least a first track of the regulating wheel set. Each actuator includes a first magnetically, or respectively electrically charged, or ferromagnetic or respectively electrostatically conductive surface, to cooperate with the first track which is magnetically, or respectively electrically charged, or ferromagnetic or respectively electrostatically conductive, to repel or attract each first surface of the actuator, and each actuator includes a mechanical stop member to cooperate, in an end-of-travel stop arrangement, with at least a first complementary stop surface included in the regulating wheel set to constitute therewith an autonomous escapement mechanism.

Abstract: A device to be mounted or adhere to a bottle cap, a box or other surface that easy and economically tracks when the last day and dose of a medicine or vitamin was taken or when the next is due The present invention comprises two disk and a dial. The base disk has indicia representing the days of the week, recessed teeth on the edge means to inhibit counterclockwise rotation of the cover disk and a central pin protruding from the center that clasp the three elements together at the same times that allows rotation of the cover disk over the base. The cover disk has indicia for the dose with a protruding wedge tooth means to inhibit counterclockwise rotation of the cover in relation to the base and a window to see the indicia of the base disk. The dial points to the dose indicia and holds the three parts together once the pin from the base disk clasp inside its aperture.

Abstract: The timepiece includes a stationary outer case (1) in which a pivoting inner case (10) is hinged in an inclined position via the action of a spring. The locking/unlocking mechanism is characterized in that it is formed by a mobile element of the external part that can be manipulated in the plane of the timepiece such as a rotating bezel (20) of the inner case (10) including a lug (22) that is engaged in a groove (2) of the outer case (1).

Abstract: A calendar apparatus includes a housing having opposed side rails for holding a calendar therebetween. The calendar apparatus includes a processor and a memory device in data communication with the processor. The apparatus includes a user input device, a microphone, and an audio output positioned in the housing and in data communication with the processor. The processor includes programming for inputting event data using the input device, inputting message data using the microphone, actuating the audio output device to provide alarm or to display message data after occurrence of an event. The calendar apparatus may include a picture holder, a clock, and a calculator.

Abstract: A battery electrode terminal member has a spring plate structure comprised of a base body part configured to be mounted to and supported by a casing of a timepiece main body in substantial perpendicular relation to a main face of the timepiece main body. A battery electrode contact terminal part of the spring plate structure extends from one end of the base body part for elastical pressure contact with a peripheral face part of an electrode of a battery.

Abstract: A reference ring oscillator circuit (RROC) is used to determine timing characteristics of a test interconnect structure in an integrated circuit. The RROC includes an odd number of inverters coupled together in a ring manner and has defined test segments at which a test interconnect can be loaded. Reference timing characteristics of the unloaded RROC are determined according to a calibration method including the steps of: (a) directly measuring signal propagation delay through each segment of the RROC; (b) modeling each test segment using an RC tree type reference circuit model having reference elements; (c) simulating the reference circuit model to provide a functional relationship between two reference capacitors; (d) defining upper and lower bounds for propagation delay through the test segment in terms of the reference elements; (e) determining values for the reference capacitor elements; and (f) measuring a reference frequency of oscillation of the unloaded RROC.

Abstract: An alarm clock comprising a housing, electronic clock means including time and alarm setting means, tine indicator signal means, alarm signal generating means, and alarm off signal input means, wherein the reception of an alarm of signal disables the generation of the alarm signal, battery means connected to said electronic clock means for supplying power to said electronic clock means, a time display mounted in the face of said housing and connected to said time indicator signal means, first solid state switch means connected and responsive to said alarm signal generating means, sound generating means disposed in said housing, vibration generating means mounted to the interior of said housing, alarm mode switch means for selectively switching between alarm off and audible and vibratory alarm modes.

Abstract: An electronic wrist watch having a sound producing unit and an electrooptic data display unit, has a single flat plate member a lower surface of which is contacted with a user's hand, and a case member which is attached to one end of the plate member so as to be freely opened and closed over the plate member. A switch input section for data input is mounted on an upper surface of the plate member. An analog display unit for displaying time with hands, and a sound emitting section are mounted on the upper surface of the case member so as not to overlap each other. An electrooptic data display unit for displaying data is mounted on the lower surface of the case member. A sound producing unit and an electronic circuit for driving the analog display unit and the sound producing unit are housed in the case member.

Abstract: The operating mechanism for a watch indicating arrangement, especially for a date indicating structure of an electrically operated wristwatch provided with an indicating element which is advanced periodically and operated by a drive mechanism associated with the watch, the operating mechanism includes a non-uniform transmission gear structure with a driving and a driven gear which have at least one engagement mode in which the non-uniform rotational speed of the driven gear is relatively low while the available torque is relatively high and the driven gear has associated therewith means for engaging the indicating structure for advancing the indicating element a predetermined step with each revolution of the driven gear wherein the means for engaging the indicating element are so arranged that engagement of the indicating element for its advance takes place while the non-uniform transmission is in the highest torque providing engagement mode.