Patents by Inventor David Philippon

David Philippon 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).

  • Publication number: 20240377788
    Abstract: A mechanical horological movement includes a barrel, an escape wheel set associated with a mechanical resonator, a display wheel set configured to carry a display member including a chronograph hand and driven rotatably by the barrel, and a braking spring configured to generate a braking torque on the display wheel set when the display wheel set is subjected to a rotary drive torque to prevent trembling of the display member. The mechanical horological movement further includes an intermediate part, including a washer, located between the braking spring and an arbor of the display wheel set, the intermediate part being mounted to rotate freely on the arbor. The intermediate part and the braking spring are arranged so that the intermediate part remains stationary and non-rotating in normal operation. The braking spring overall exerts a pressing force over the intermediate part in the direction of the arbor to generate the braking torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Baptist WYSSBROD, David PHILIPPON
  • Publication number: 20240176301
    Abstract: A horological movement including a setting stem, a movement winding mechanism, a date display mechanism, a time display mechanism, and a first lever carrying a drive wheel capable of being kinematically connected to the setting stem, and carrying at least one hand-setting wheel to cooperate with the time display mechanism and capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel, and a second lever carrying a date correction mechanism capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel as well as to the date display mechanism, the second lever being pivotably mounted on the first lever and arranged to move between a meshed position in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism and a retracted position in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism, and the setting stem and the first lever and second lever are arranged to occupy three positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Stéphane BACHMANN, David PHILIPPON
  • Publication number: 20230195033
    Abstract: A timepiece case including a middle (20) receiving a horological movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for carrying out various functions of activating, selecting, resetting and/or correcting a piece of information derived from the current time of the horological movement (1). The middle has a correction member (100), and a control stem (120) moving in translation within the cylindrical body of the correction member. The correction member (100) is mounted such that it slides in the middle (20) between a plurality of stable positions, each of the stable positions modifying the position of the end (122) of the control stem (120) facing the horological movement (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David PHILIPPON, Roman EGLI, Raphaël COURVOISIER
  • Publication number: 20230195038
    Abstract: A multifunction correction device (100) for a case (2) of a timepiece including a horological movement (1). The correction device includes: a cylindrical body (110) integral with the timepiece case (2); a primary correction module (120) moving in translation in a first direction, having a primary control member (121) integral with a primary control stem (123), which operates a first function corrector (10) of the horological movement (1); and a secondary correction module (130) moving in translation in a second direction parallel to the first direction, the secondary correction module (130) comprising a secondary control member (131) integral with a secondary control stem (133), which operates a second function corrector (12) of the horological movement (1), the cylindrical body (110) receiving the primary correction module (120) and the secondary correction module (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventors: David PHILIPPON, Roman Egli, Raphaël Courvoisier
  • Publication number: 20230195036
    Abstract: A multifunction correction device (100) for a case (2) of a timepiece including a horological movement (1) having at least one function corrector (10, 12) for carrying out various functions of activating, selecting, resetting and/or correcting a piece of information derived from the current time of the horological movement. A control member (130) is capable of moving in rotation about the axis of revolution (X-X) of a control stem (120) between a plurality of angular positions and a protrusion (123) is configured such that the rotation of the control member (130) modifies the angular position of the protrusion (123) about the axis of revolution (X-X) and relative to the horological movement (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventors: David PHILIPPON, Roman EGLI, Raphaël COURVOISIER
  • Patent number: 9785115
    Abstract: A timepiece movement including a first lever bearing a first drive wheel, a second lever bearing a second wheel for time setting, and a third lever bearing a date correction mechanism. The third lever is mounted to pivot on the second lever and arranged to move between a meshing position, in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism, and a retraction position, in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David Philippon, Olivier Mertenat, Baptist Wyssbrod
  • Publication number: 20170075304
    Abstract: A timepiece movement including a first lever bearing a first drive wheel, a second lever bearing a second wheel for time setting, and a third lever bearing a date correction mechanism. The third lever is mounted to pivot on the second lever and arranged to move between a meshing position, in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism, and a retraction position, in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David Philippon, Olivier Mertenat, Baptist Wyssbrod