Patents by Inventor Alexandre Fussinger
Alexandre Fussinger has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11841684Abstract: A timepiece resilient hand with drive pipes at the ends thereof, including a display index which is at a variable distance from the pipes, and including flexible segments between each pipe and the index each with a web having a substantially constant section, at least one flexible segment thereof includes discontinuous elements projecting from the web thereof in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipes and defining, along this web, an alternation of sections, the stiffnesses thereof per unit of length are different from one another, and/or at least one web includes a succession of areas of opposite concavities, projecting on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipes.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.Inventors: Marc Stranczl, Patrice Golay, Pierre Cusin, Alexandre Fussinger
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Patent number: 11237520Abstract: A pivot arbor for a timepiece movement includes a pivot made of a first non-magnetic metal material at at least one end in order to limit the sensitivity to magnetic fields. An outer surface of the pivot is coated with a first layer of a second material such as Ni, NiB, and/or NiP. The first layer of the second material is partially coated with a second layer of a third material selected from gold, silver, copper, platinum, rhodium, palladium and their alloys.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Christian Charbon, Marco Verardo
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Patent number: 11131965Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor comprising a metal pivot (3) at each of its ends. The metal is a non-magnetic aluminium alloy in order to limit its sensitivity to magnetic fields, and at least the outer surface (5) of one of the two pivots (3) is deep-hardened to a predetermined depth with respect to the rest of the arbor to harden the pivot or pivots (3). The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Christian Charbon, Alexandre Fussinger, Marco Verardo
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Patent number: 11092932Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor (1) for a timepiece movement comprising at least one pivot (3) made of a first non-magnetic metal material (4) at one of the ends thereof in order to limit the sensitivity thereof to magnetic fields. At least the outer surface of said pivot (3) is coated with a layer (5) of a second material selected from the group comprising Ni and NiP, and preferably chemical NiP. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Christian Charbon, Marco Verardo
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Publication number: 20210048782Abstract: A timepiece resilient hand with drive pipes at the ends thereof, including a display index which is at a variable distance from the pipes, and including flexible segments between each pipe and the index each with a web having a substantially constant section, at least one flexible segment thereof includes discontinuous elements projecting from the web thereof in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipes and defining, along this web, an alternation of sections, the stiffnesses thereof per unit of length are different from one another, and/or at least one web includes a succession of areas of opposite concavities, projecting on a plane perpendicular to the axis of the pipesType: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Montres Breguet S.A.Inventors: Marc STRANCZL, Patrice GOLAY, Pierre CUSIN, Alexandre FUSSINGER
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Patent number: 10635050Abstract: A pivot arbor for a timepiece movement including at least one pivot made of a non-magnetic metal material at at least one of its ends in order to limit its sensitivity to magnetic fields. The non-magnetic metal material is a non-magnetic light metal or a non-magnetic alloy of the light metal, and at least the external surface of the pivot is coated with an anodic oxide layer of the material, obtained by anodic growth.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Philippe Barfuss
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Publication number: 20180173165Abstract: A pivot arbor for a timepiece movement including at least one pivot made of a non-magnetic metal material at at least one of its ends in order to limit its sensitivity to magnetic fields. The non-magnetic metal material is a non-magnetic light metal or a non-magnetic alloy of the light metal, and at least the external surface of the pivot is coated with an anodic oxide layer of the material, obtained by anodic growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Philippe Barfuss
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Publication number: 20180024499Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor comprising a metal pivot (3) at each of its ends. The metal is a non-magnetic aluminium alloy in order to limit its sensitivity to magnetic fields, and at least the outer surface (5) of one of the two pivots (3) is deep-hardened to a predetermined depth with respect to the rest of the arbor to harden the pivot or pivots (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Christian CHARBON, Alexandre Fussinger, Marco Verardo
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Publication number: 20180024501Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor (1) for a timepiece movement comprising at least one pivot (3) made of a first non-magnetic metal material (4) at at least one of the ends thereof in order to limit the sensitivity thereof to magnetic fields, at least the outer surface of said pivot (3) being coated with a first layer (5) of a second material selected from the group comprising Ni, NiB and NiP, and preferably chemical NiP. At least the first layer (5) of second material is at least partially coated with a second layer (6) of a third material selected from the group comprising gold, silver, copper, platinum, rhodium, palladium and their alloys. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre FUSSINGER, Christian CHARBON, Marco VERARDO
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Publication number: 20180024500Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor comprising a metal pivot (3) at each of its ends. The metal is a non-magnetic copper alloy in order to limit its sensitivity to magnetic fields, and at least the outer surface (5) of one of the two pivots (3) is deep-hardened to a predetermined depth with respect to the rest of the arbor to harden the pivot or pivots (3). The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Christian CHARBON, Alexandre Fussinger, Marco Verardo
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Publication number: 20180024502Abstract: The invention relates to a pivot arbor (1) for a timepiece movement comprising at least one pivot (3) made of a first non-magnetic metal material (4) at one of the ends thereof in order to limit the sensitivity thereof to magnetic fields. At least the outer surface of said pivot (3) is coated with a layer (5) of a second material selected from the group comprising Ni and NiP, and preferably chemical NiP. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre FUSSINGER, Christian CHARBON, Marco VERARDO
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Patent number: 9575465Abstract: Pallet lever (2) for the escapement mechanism of a watch movement including a fork portion (4), a pallet-stone holder portion (7), pallet-stones (6) mounted on the pallet-stone holder portion, and a lever (8) interconnecting the pallet-stone holder portion to the fork portion. The fork portion includes a fork (12), guard pin (14) and a stud (16), the lever and the pallet-stone holder portion are integral and form a one-piece main body (3) of the pallet lever, and the fork is an added part secured to the main body by means of the stud driven into a securing hole (18) in the main body and a securing hole (20) in the fork. The stud is manufactured from a hard material, particularly a sapphire.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Marc Stranczl, Frederic Vaucher
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Patent number: 9359652Abstract: Thermal treatment method for a micromechanical horological component derived from the LIGA method and exhibiting very low thermal inertia, said method including the step which consists in locally heating one area of the micromechanical horological component to increase hardness by local phase modification, the component being heated for a sufficiently short time that only the locally heated area is affected by the thermal treatment, the phase of the untreated portions of the component remaining unchanged.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Christian Charbon, Alexandre Fussinger
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Publication number: 20150355598Abstract: Pallet lever (2) for the escapement mechanism of a watch movement including a fork portion (4), a pallet-stone holder portion (7), pallet-stones (6) mounted on the pallet-stone holder portion, and a lever (8) interconnecting the pallet-stone holder portion to the fork portion. The fork portion includes a fork (12), guard pin (14) and a stud (16), the lever and the pallet-stone holder portion are integral and form a one-piece main body (3) of the pallet lever, and the fork is an added part secured to the main body by means of the stud driven into a securing hole (18) in the main body and a securing hole (20) in the fork. The stud is manufactured from a hard material, particularly a sapphire.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre FUSSINGER, Marc STRANCZL, Frederic VAUCHER
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Patent number: 9197183Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating a single-piece micromechanical component including at least two distinct functional levels. According to the invention, the method includes a LIGA process on a single level combined with the machining of the LIGA deposition directly on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Marc Stranczl
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Patent number: 9194052Abstract: A method of fabricating a plurality of metallic microstructures by LIGA process, the method including a flattening step or a levelling step of the resin layer before the step of electroforming the metallic microstructures permitting the resin layer to have a uniform thickness, which enables molds, and then finished metallic microstructures, to be made with uniform dimensional precision in the plane for the metallic microstructures of the same substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventor: Alexandre Fussinger
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Publication number: 20140226449Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating a single-piece micromechanical component including at least two distinct functional levels. According to the invention, the method includes a LIGA process on a single level combined with the machining of the LIGA deposition directly on the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre FUSSINGER, Marc Stranczl
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Patent number: 8661681Abstract: The invention relates to a method (1) of fabricating a micro-mechanical component that includes the following step: b) forming (3) at least one plate that includes a frame connected by at least one bridge of material to a part of said component, wherein said part has a hole. According to the invention, the method (1) also includes the following steps: e) stacking (5) said at least one plate against a support; f) securing (7) a pin in the hole of said at least one stacked part so as to form the component; g) releasing (9) the component formed from each plate. The invention concerns the field of watchmaking.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Marco Verardo
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Publication number: 20120042510Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of fabricating a plurality of metallic microstructures, characterized in that it includes the steps consisting in: a) taking a conductive substrate or an insulating substrate coated with a conductive seed layer; b) applying a layer of photosensitive resin over the conductive part of the substrate surface; c) flattening the surface of the photosensitive resin layer to the desired thickness and/or surface state; d) irradiating the resin layer through a mask defining the contour of the desired microstructure; e) dissolving the non-polymerized areas of the photosensitive resin layer to reveal, in places, the conductive surface of the substrate; f) the galvanic deposition of at least one layer of a metal from said conductive layer to form a unit substantially reaching the upper surface of the photosensitive resin; g) flattening the resin and the electroformed metal to bring the resin and the electroformed units to the same level and thereby form electroformed parts or micType: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.Inventor: Alexandre Fussinger
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Publication number: 20110225801Abstract: The invention relates to a method (1) of fabricating a micro-mechanical component that includes the following step: a) forming (3) at least one plate that includes a frame connected by at least one bridge of material to a part of said component, wherein said part has a hole. According to the invention, the method (1) also includes the following steps: b) stacking (5) said at least one plate against a support; c) securing (7) a pin in the hole of said at least one stacked part so as to form the component; d) releasing (9) the component formed from each plate. The invention concerns the field of watchmaking.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Fussinger, Marco Verardo