Patents by Inventor Andre Othenin-Girard

Andre Othenin-Girard 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).

  • Patent number: 4460281
    Abstract: The screws 8 which fix the printed circuit 1 to the plate 2 of the body of the movement extend through portions 4a of the copper layer 4 of the printed circuit located beneath openings 11 formed in the substrate 3 of the printed circuit. The portions 4a of the metallic layer 4 may be preformed into dished parts which engage in depressions 12 in the plate 2. As a result of this arrangement, the heads 8a of the screws 8 are recessed into the printed circuit board and countersunk into the thickness of the plate `, which avoids all risk of inadvertent contact with the negative pole of the battery 6 which supplies the movement or with the metal strip 7 in contact with this negative pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Fabriques d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon S.A.
    Inventor: Andre Othenin-Girard