Patents by Inventor Denis Vincent

Denis Vincent 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: 20230407438
    Abstract: A gold alloy may contain, by weight, between 73% and 77% of gold, between 5% and 11% of silver, between 1% and 7% of palladium, and between 10% and 18% of copper. The gold alloy may include iridium, rhenium, and/or ruthenium in up to 0.05 wt. %. The gold alloy may have an a* value in a range of from 3 to 9, and a b* value in a range of from 12 to 18, in CIELAB color space. A timepiece, piece of jewelry, or gemstone jewelry, may be made of such a gold alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventors: Denis VINCENT, Stéphane LAUPER, Gregory KISSLING
  • Patent number: 11702722
    Abstract: A platinum alloy consisting, by weight, of the following elements: 95.00 to 96.00% of Pt, 1.00 to 4.95% of Ru, 0.05 to 2.00% of Ge, 0 to 2.00% of Au, any impurities with a total content 0.50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Gregory Kissling, Vincent Fays, Jonas Vannod, Christian Charbon, Denis Vincent, Stéphane Lauper
  • Publication number: 20230183839
    Abstract: A platinum alloy consisting, by weight, of the following elements: 95.00 to 96.00% of Pt, 1.00 to 4.95% of Ru, 0.05 to 2.00% of Ge, 0 to 2.00% of Au, any impurities with a total content?0.50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Gregory KISSLING, Vincent FAYS, Jonas VANNOD, Christian CHARBON, Denis VINCENT, Stéphane LAUPER
  • Publication number: 20230114281
    Abstract: An item produced in a cermet material including by weight between 85 and 94% of a ceramic phase and between 6 and 15% of a metal binder phase, the ceramic phase mostly including a tungsten carbide phase and optionally one or more phases of one or more secondary carbides selected from the elements Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr and Mo, the metal binder comprising Ag, Pd, Ru and Co. The invention generally relates to the method for manufacturing said item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Gregory KISSLING, Denis VINCENT, Stéphane LAUPER, Bernard BERTHEVILLE
  • Patent number: 11591672
    Abstract: A grey gold alloy which is nickel-free, cobalt-free, iron-free, silver-free, copper-free, zirconium-free, niobium-free, chromium-free and manganese-free, including, expressed in weight percent, from 75.0 to 76.5% of Au, from 15 to 23% of Pd, from 0.5 to 5% of Rh, from 0 to 7% of Pt, and from 0 to 5% of at least one of the alloying elements Ir, Ru, Ti, In, Ga, B and Re, the respective percentages of all the alloying elements adding up to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Denis Vincent, Polychronis Nakis Karapatis, Gregory Kissling, Stephane Lauper, Gaetan Villard, Alban Dubach
  • Patent number: 11441210
    Abstract: A zinc-free gold alloy containing by weight between 37% and 38.5% of gold, between 4 and 32% of palladium and/or silver, between 25% and 54% of copper and between 0% and 10% of gallium. A timepiece or piece of jewellery or gemstone jewellery made of this alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Denis Vincent, Gregory Kissling, Christian Charbon, Vincent Fays, Stephane Lauper
  • Publication number: 20220193765
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a copper part comprising at least the following successive steps: shaping a part by stereolithography, the shaping being carried out by: forming a layer of paste comprising a powder of copper particles, one or more photopolymerizable precursors of a first resin, a photoinitiator and, optionally, an optical additive, photopolymerizing the photopolymerizable precursor(s) of the first resin, the steps and forming a cycle that can be repeated a plurality of times, carrying out a first heat treatment, under an oxidizing atmosphere containing at least 10 vol % of an oxidizer, such as dioxygen, at a first temperature Td so as to eliminate the first resin, and carrying out a second heat treatment, under a reducing atmosphere, at a second temperature Tf, above the first temperature Td, so as to sinter the copper particles to obtain a copper part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Maryline Roumanie, Cécile Flassayer, Denis Vincent
  • Publication number: 20210054483
    Abstract: A zinc-free gold alloy containing by weight between 37% and 38.5% of gold, between 4 and 32% of palladium and/or silver, between 25% and 54% of copper and between 0% and 10% of gallium. A timepiece or piece of jewellery or gemstone jewellery made of this alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventors: Denis VINCENT, Gregory KISSLING, Christian CHARBON, Vincent FAYS, Stephane LAUPER
  • Patent number: 10870906
    Abstract: A nickel-free and cobalt-free platinum alloy including, expressed by weight, from 95.0% to 96.0% of Pt, from 0.5% to 4.5% of Ir, from 0.01% to 2% of Au, from 0 to 2% of Ge, and from 0 to 1% of at least one of the alloying elements Ru, Rh, Pd, Sn, Ga, Re, the respective percentages of all of the elements of the alloy adding up to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Edwina Leoni, Gregory Kissling, Denis Vincent, Stephane Lauper, Alban Dubach, Gaetan Villard
  • Publication number: 20190368005
    Abstract: A timepiece or piece of jewellery or gemstone jewellery made of a zinc-free, germanium-free, nickel-free, cobalt-free, indium-free gold alloy, the alloy containing, in weight percent, between 75% and 77.5% of gold, between 0.5% and 3% of palladium, between 10% and 18% of silver and between 5% and 13% of copper, wherein the respective percentages of all the alloying elements add up to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventors: Alban DUBACH, Gregory Kissling, Stephane Lauper, Denis Vincent, Gaetan Villard
  • Patent number: 10471486
    Abstract: Method for fabrication of a gold alloy wire: an alloy is prepared including from 33.33% to 45.83% Au, from 3.64% to 12.44% Zn, from 18.46% to 45.02% Cu, from 9.88% to 33.78% Ni, and from 0.0 to 5.0% of elements from among Ir, In, Ti, Si, Ga, Re, a continuous cast bar is produced, having a diameter of 8.0 to 20.0 mm, this bar is wire rolled while limiting the cross-section deformation to less than 20% per pass, preferably 13%, the cumulative deformation compared to the initial cross-section is measured, the wire rolling is stopped when the cumulative deformation reaches 60% to 75%, an anneal is performed, the wire rolling is started again and the wire rolling, measuring, annealing process is repeated until the desired cross-section is achieved, the intermediate product is drawn to obtain a section wire of circular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Denis Vincent, Christian Charbon
  • Patent number: 10455908
    Abstract: A timepiece or piece of jewellery made of a nickel free and cobalt free gold alloy, the composition of which includes by weight between 75% and 77.5% gold, between 1.2 and 1.6% palladium, and between 20.1 and 23.8% copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephane Lauper, Alban Dubach, Denis Vincent, Edwina Klay, Bruno Neveu
  • Patent number: 10458002
    Abstract: A grey gold alloy which is nickel-free, cobalt-free, iron-free, silver-free, zirconium-free, niobium-free, chromium-free, indium-free, gallium-free and manganese-free and includes, expressed in weight percent, from 75.0 to 76.5% of Au, from 15 to 23% of Pd, from 1 to 7% of Cu, and from 0 to 5% of at least one of the alloying elements Ir, Ru, B and Re, the respective percentages of all the elements of the alloy adding up to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Denis Vincent, Stephane Lauper, Gaetan Villard, Polychronis Nakis Karapatis, Gregory Kissling, Alban Dubach
  • Publication number: 20190185965
    Abstract: A nickel-free and cobalt-free platinum alloy including, expressed by weight, from 95.0% to 96.0% of Pt, from 0.5% to 4.5% of Ir, from 0.01% to 2% of Au, from 0 to 2% of Ge, and from 0 to 1% of at least one of the alloying elements Ru, Rh, Pd, Sn, Ga, Re, the respective percentages of all of the elements of the alloy adding up to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Edwina Leoni, Gregory Kissling, Denis Vincent, Stephane Lauper, Alban Dubach, Gaetan Villard
  • Patent number: 10206465
    Abstract: An external component for timepieces or pieces of jewelry, made of a light precious alloy containing titanium and palladium, according to the atomic formula TiaPdbMcTd, where a, b, c, d are atomic fractions of the total, such that a+b+c+d=1. a is 0.44 to 0.55, b is 0.30 to 0.45, c is 0.04 to 0.24, and d is 0.001 to 0.03. The alloy includes at most two metals M, taken from among Nb, V, Fe, Co, Au, Pt. Each metal trace T has an atomic percentage of less than 3.00% of the total alloy, from among Nb, V, Mo, Ta, W, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Ir, Au, Pt, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ag, Al, B, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb, and In. The alloy contains at least 0.05% of boron, and contains at least 50% by mass of palladium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Gaetan Villard, Denis Vincent, Stephane Lauper
  • Patent number: 10136708
    Abstract: Light, precious gold-titanium based alloy containing, by mass, at least 750‰ of gold, characterized in that said alloy has the following composition formula: TiaAubMcTd where a, b, c, d are atomic proportions such that: a+b+c+d=1, 0.45?a?0.55; 0.41?b?0.495; 0.025?c?0.13; 0.001?d?0.025, where M represents one or more elements taken from among a first group including Nb, V, Pd, Pt, Fe, and where T represents a maximum of two elements taken from among a second group including Nb, V, Pd, Pt, Fe, Mo, Ta, W, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Ir, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ag, Al, B, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb, In, with the exception of said metals M comprised in said alloy. Component for timepiece or for jewellery made from such a light, precious gold-titanium based alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Gaetan Villard, Denis Vincent, Stephane Lauper
  • Publication number: 20180171436
    Abstract: A grey gold alloy which is nickel-free, cobalt-free, iron-free, silver-free, zirconium-free, niobium-free, chromium-free, indium-free, gallium-free and manganese-free and includes, expressed in weight percent, from 75.0 to 76.5% of Au, from 15 to 23% of Pd, from 1 to 7% of Cu, and from 0 to 5% of at least one of the alloying elements Ir, Ru, B and Re, the respective percentages of all the elements of the alloy adding up to 100%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Denis VINCENT, Stephane LAUPER, Gaetan VILLARD, Polychronis Nakis KARAPATIS, Gregory KISSLING, Alban DUBACH
  • Publication number: 20180112292
    Abstract: A precious alloy for horological applications contains by mass, in parts per thousand of the total, 540 to 630 parts of gold, 150 to 220 parts of palladium, 100 to 265 parts of silver, more than 150 to 265 parts of copper, from 0.0 to 0.2 parts of iridium, 0.0 to 4.0 parts of zinc, and the remainder containing iron and/or nickel and/or cobalt. The proportion by mass of the total content of gold, palladium, silver, copper, iridium and zinc is greater than 999.900 parts, the proportion by mass of the remainder is less than 0.100 parts. The density of the alloy includes between 13.5 and 14.5 g/cm3. The proportion by mass of cobalt is less than 0.005 parts, that of iron is less than 0.005 parts, and that of nickel is less than 0.0005 parts. The total of copper and zinc includes between 150 and 270 parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Denis VINCENT, Christian Charbon
  • Publication number: 20170367446
    Abstract: An external component for timepieces or pieces of jewelry, made of a light precious alloy containing titanium and palladium, according to the atomic formula TiaPdbMcTd, where a, b, c, d are atomic fractions of the total, such that a+b+c+d=1. a is 0.44 to 0.55, b is 0.30 to 0.45, c is 0.04 to 0.24, and d is 0.001 to 0.03. The alloy includes at most two metals M, taken from among Nb, V, Fe, Co, Au, Pt. Each metal trace T has an atomic percentage of less than 3.00% of the total alloy, from among Nb, V, Mo, Ta, W, Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Ir, Au, Pt, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ag, Al, B, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb, and In. The alloy contains at least 0.05% of boron, and contains at least 50% by mass of palladium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Gaetan VILLARD, Denis VINCENT, Stephane LAUPER
  • Publication number: 20170226613
    Abstract: Light, precious gold-titanium based alloy containing, by mass, at least 750% of gold, characterized in that said alloy has the following composition formula: TiaAubMcTd where a, b, c, d are atomic proportions such that: a+b+c+d=1, 0.45?a?0.55; 0.41?b?0.495; 0.025?c?0.13; 0.001?d?0.025, where M represents one or more elements taken from among a first group including Nb, V, Pd, Pt, Fe, and where T represents a maximum of two elements taken from among a second group including Nb, V, Pd, Pt, Fe, Mo, Ta, W, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Ir, Cr, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ag, Al, B, Si, Ge, Sn, Sb, In, with the exception of said metals M comprised in said alloy. Component for timepiece or for jewellery made from such a light, precious gold-titanium based alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Gaetan VILLARD, Denis VINCENT, Stephane LAUPER