Patents by Inventor Christian Fleury
Christian Fleury 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: 11550265Abstract: Drive device (100), notably for a horology calendar system (200), the drive device including a drive mobile (10) for driving an element (4) that is to be driven, notably a calendar element, the drive mobile being intended to be mounted so that it can rotate about an axis (A1) and including (a) a support (11); (b) a first flank (f11) for driving the element that is to be driven; and (c) a second flank (f12?) arranged in such a way as to receive an action to retract the drive mobile, notably extending orthoradially or substantially orthoradially with respect to the axis (A1); the mobile comprising a slide link (111, 121; 11, 120; 110, 120?) connecting the second flank to the support.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Denis Rudaz
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Publication number: 20220113678Abstract: A system (90) for driving and holding in position a mobile unit (50) for displaying time or time derivative information includes: a device (80) for driving a mobile unit (50) including a driving cam (13) and a driving lever (30) provided to drive a driving member (23), a device (40) for holding a mobile unit (50) in position, a device (70) for activating and deactivating the position-holding device (40) including a deactivation cam (22), and a device (12, 21) for mechanically coupling or synchronizing the driving cam (13) and the deactivation cam (22).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Florent Millet
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Publication number: 20200218199Abstract: A drive device for a display element for displaying a quantity associated with time or derived from time, includes a cam that is pivoted about a first axis and designed to drive the movement of the display element, the cam having a peak, a lever that is pivoted about a second axis, and a spring that is designed to return the lever into contact with the cam, wherein an angle (?) is formed, in a plane perpendicular to the first and second axes, between (i) a straight line passing through (a) the contact point between the peak, in particular the point is farthest from the first axis, and the lever, and (b) the first axis, and (ii) a straight line passing through the first axis (A3) and the second axis, the angle (?) is less than or equal to 70°.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Christian Fleury
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Publication number: 20190129362Abstract: Drive device (100), notably for a horology calendar system (200), the drive device comprising a drive mobile (10) for driving an element (4) that is to be driven, notably a calendar element, the drive mobile being intended to be mounted so that it can rotate about an axis (A1) and comprising (a) a support (11); (b) a first flank (f11) for driving the element that is to be driven; and (c) a second flank (f12?) arranged in such a way as to receive an action to retract the drive mobile, notably extending orthoradially or substantially orthoradially with respect to the axis (A1); the mobile comprising a slide link (111, 121; 11, 120; 110, 120?) connecting the second flank to the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Denis Rudaz
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Patent number: 10232906Abstract: An electrically assisted street scooter includes a handlebar, a deck, front and back wheels, a battery pack integral with the deck, an electrical motor for driving at least one of the wheels, and a drive circuit for controlling electrical supply to the electrical motor from the battery pack. The drive circuit includes a switch for setting the drive circuit in a low power-mode where the electrical motor is not powered when the switch is off, or for setting the drive circuit in a drive mode where the electrical motor can be powered when the switch is on. An auto-power on circuit automatically switches the switch on when a user pushes the street scooter. An auto-power off circuit automatically switches the switch off when the scooter is not used during a predetermined duration. The level of electrical assistance is determined based on the peak value after each leg push.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: MICRO-BEAM SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Patent number: 9872440Abstract: A power hand tool comprises a trigger (23), a motor (22), a blade (25) driven by the motor (22), and electronic circuit (10) for controlling the angular position or the speed of the motor (22) on the basis of the instantaneous position of the trigger (23). The electronic circuit (10) is arranged to detect a predefined movement sequence of the trigger (23) and to execute a function in response to the detection of such a sequence.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Felco Motion SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Patent number: 9692324Abstract: A system for contactless transmission of energy and control signals between a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device has a primary set with at least one primary coil and an electronic supply driver for supplying primary signals to the primary set of primary coils. A secondary device has a secondary set with at least one secondary coil, at least one piezoelectric actuator, and electronic components including a resonant circuit powered by the secondary set. The piezoelectric actuator is powered and controlled through the secondary set of secondary coils and the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: MICRO-BEAM SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Patent number: 9471037Abstract: Spring (10) for clock mechanism, the spring comprising a body (11) extending between a first end (12) of the spring and a second end (13) of the spring, the spring being intended to be connected mechanically to a housing at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (17) intended to act by contact on an element (42) of the clock mechanism, characterized in that the body comprises a deformable zone (14) extending in a curve (18) and in that the curve comprises a first part (18a) that is concave when viewed from the first end.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Blaise Fracheboud
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Patent number: 9395691Abstract: Spring (30) for clock mechanism, the spring comprising a body (31) extending between a first end (32) of the spring and a second end (33) of the spring, the spring being intended to be mechanically connected to a housing at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (37) intended to act by contact on an element of the clock mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Blaise Fracheboud
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Patent number: 9292001Abstract: Jumper (201) comprising a jumper body (210), a jumper head (203), a first connecting element (292) connecting the jumper head to the jumper body, the first connecting element allowing the jumper head (203) to move relative to the jumper body (210), notably to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Christian Fleury
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Patent number: 9239568Abstract: Spring (10) for clock mechanism, the spring comprising a body (11) extending between a first end (12) of the spring and a second end (13) of the spring, the spring being intended to be connected mechanically to a housing at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (17) intended to act by contact on an element (42) of the clock mechanism, characterized in that the body comprises a deformable zone (14) extending in a curve (18) and in that the curve comprises a first part (18a) that is concave when viewed from the first end.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Christian Fleury, Blaise Fracheboud
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Patent number: 9124206Abstract: Method for determining the position of a rotor in a brushless motor or in a stepper motor, said method including the following steps: applying a voltage in at least one powered phase of the motor; measuring, in an unpowered phase of the motor, the voltage induced by mutual inductance between phases; and determining said position and/or the speed of the rotor from said induced voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: MICRO-BEAM SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Laurent Cardoletti, Simon Tinguely
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Publication number: 20150168915Abstract: Jumper (201) comprising a jumper body (210), a jumper head (203), a first connecting element (292) connecting the jumper head to the jumper body, the first connecting element allowing the jumper head (203) to move relative to the jumper body (210), notably to rotate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Christian Fleury
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Publication number: 20150113811Abstract: A power hand tool comprising: a trigger (23); a motor (22); a blade (25) driven by said motor (22), an electronic circuit (10) for controlling the angular position or the speed of the motor (22) on the basis of the instantaneous position of the trigger. The electronic circuit (10) is arranged to detect a predefined movement sequence of the trigger (23) and to execute a function in response to the detection of such a sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Publication number: 20140362670Abstract: Spring (30) for clock mechanism, the spring comprising a body (31) extending between a first end (32) of the spring and a second end (33) of the spring, the spring being intended to be mechanically connected to a housing at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (37) intended to act by contact on an element of the clock mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Christian Fleury, Blaise Fracheboud
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Publication number: 20140355396Abstract: Spring (10) for clock mechanism, the spring comprising a body (11) extending between a first end (12) of the spring and a second end (13) of the spring, the spring being intended to be connected mechanically to a housing at each of the first and second ends, the spring comprising, between the first and the second end, at least one member (17) intended to act by contact on an element (42) of the clock mechanism, characterized in that the body comprises a deformable zone (14) extending in a curve (18) and in that the curve comprises a first part (18a) that is concave when viewed from the first end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Christian Fleury, Blaise Fracheboud
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Patent number: 8830797Abstract: This timepiece comprises an indicator dial (40), a days-of-the-month mechanism (1) comprising a days-of-the-month mobile (10) and a stepper drive member (13) for driving the days-of-the-month mobile (10), a months mobile (30) coaxial with the days-of-the-month mobile placed beneath said dial (40) and connected to the days-of-the-month mobile (10) by stepper drive means (12, 20) formed so that the months mobile (30) turns through an angle of 30° each month. The dial (40) has twelve windows (41) that are angularly equidistant and the months mobile (30) supports a distinctive zone (32) of which the trajectory passes through said windows (41) and of which the maximum angular extent is 30° and the minimum angular extent corresponds to that of said windows (41).Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Dominique Dubugnon, Adrien Farron, Christian Fleury
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Publication number: 20140213973Abstract: A system for contactless transmission of energy and control signals between a primary device and a secondary device. The primary device has a primary set with at least one primary coil and an electronic supply driver for supplying primary signals to the primary set of primary coils. A secondary device has a secondary set with at least one secondary coil, at least one piezoelectric actuator, and electronic components including a resonant circuit powered by the secondary set. The piezoelectric actuator is powered and controlled through the secondary set of secondary coils and the electronic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: MICRO-BEAM SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Publication number: 20140196968Abstract: An electrically assisted street scooter includes a handlebar, a deck, front and back wheels, a battery pack integral with the deck, an electrical motor for driving at least one of the wheels, and a drive circuit for controlling electrical supply to the electrical motor from the battery pack. The drive circuit includes a switch for setting the drive circuit in a low power-mode where the electrical motor is not powered when the switch is off, or for setting the drive circuit in a drive mode where the electrical motor can be powered when the switch is on. An auto-power on circuit automatically switches the switch on when a user pushes the street scooter. An auto-power off circuit automatically switches the switch off when the scooter is not used during a predetermined duration. The level of electrical assistance is determined based on the peak value after each leg push.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2012Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: MICRO-BEAM SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Christian Fleury, Christian Koechli, Simon Tinguely
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Patent number: 8547066Abstract: An apparatus for powering an electric hand-held power tool device by an output voltage includes at least two connectors for connecting the apparatus to at least two batteries. At least two switches, and a command circuit of the switches, are provided. The command circuit is arranged for commanding the powering of the electric hand-held power tool device by using the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage if the output voltage is higher than the open circuit voltage of each of the other batteries. And, by using the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage and at least one other battery if the output voltage is lower than the open circuit voltage of the other battery, the battery which presents the highest open circuit voltage and the at least one other battery being connected in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Felco Motion SAInventors: Thierry Bieler, Laurent Cardoletti, Simon Tinguely, Christian Koechli, Christian Fleury