Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Fleury

Emmanuel 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).

  • Patent number: 11945965
    Abstract: Silicone material obtained by a reaction between:—at least one organopolysiloxane (A) that has a molar mass of less than 70,000 g/mol, preferably less than 50,000 g/mol, and contains siloxyl units I.1 and I.2; and—at least one organic compound (B) carrying at least two carboxylic acid groups and having no unsaturation. Y a ? Z b 1 ? SiO 4 - ( a + b ) 2 ( I ? .1 ) Z c 2 ? SiO 4 - c 2 ( I ? .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: ELKEM SILICONES FRANCE SAS, INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES LYON, UNIVERSITÉ CLAUDE BERNARD LYON 1, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE
    Inventors: François Ganachaud, Daniel Portinha De Almeida, Etienne Fleury, Gabriel Duaux, Aymeric Genest, Emmanuel Pouget
  • Publication number: 20220413444
    Abstract: A timepiece including a case; pivotably mounted display hands; a movement to drive the display hands while defining a sweeping surface; a display screen, a first part of the sweeping surface being superimposed on the screen and a second part of the sweeping surface not being superimposed on the screen; a control circuit configured to sequentially switch between first and second operating modes, with: a first operating mode wherein the display hands are driven in the first and second parts of the sweeping surface; a second operating mode wherein the display hands are driven only in the second part of the sweeping surface with display of a piece of information by the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventor: Emmanuel FLEURY
  • Publication number: 20220397867
    Abstract: An analogue display watch (10) including an electronic horological movement including a first and a second electric motor (13, 14) kinematically connected respectively to an hour hand (15) and to a minute hand (16), the electric motors being power supplied by an electric accumulator (12), the horological movement also comprising an integrated circuit (17) connected to the motors and to a control member (18), the watch (10) being characterised in that the integrated circuit (17) is configured so as to control, when the control member (18) is requested by a user, the first and the second electric motor (13, 14) to rotate the hour (15) and minute (16) hands at an angular speed of displacement of six degrees per second, and in such a way that they are disposed so as to be collinear and that they are superimposed on each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Pascal Lagorgette
  • Patent number: 10274899
    Abstract: An electronic module including at least one electric motor for driving an analog display, a clock module including a time base delivering a clock signal connected to a divider circuit, the divider circuit delivering a reference signal sent to a control circuit arranged to control the electric motor, the clock module further including a measuring and correction circuit arranged between the time base and the divider circuit and delivering an intermediate compensated signal. The time base, the compensation module, the divider circuit, and the control circuit are arranged in a same case to form the clock module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Thierry Bonnet, Silvio Dalla Piazza, Laurent Christe, Francois Klopfenstein, Emmanuel Fleury, Yves Godat, Nicolas Jeannet
  • Patent number: 9829864
    Abstract: An electromechanical or digital watch includes a middle part that delimits with a glass a watch case. The glass includes an upper surface oriented upwardly, and a lower surface oriented towards the watch case. The watch also includes a dial made of an electrically non-conductive material. The dial includes a lower surface and an upper surface located opposite the watch case. Electrically conductive paths for the connection of one or more electronic components are structured on at least one of the lower or upper surfaces of the dial. The watch includes a flange that ensures, via the electrically conductive paths, the electrical connection between an electronic device arranged on the lower surface of the glass and the electronic components. The flange supports the dial or is made in one-piece with the dial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Jean Laconte, Pascal Lagorgette
  • Patent number: 9798291
    Abstract: Wristwatch comprising a mechanical device for executing a first mechanical function arranged to produce a first acoustic alarm signal, and an electronic device housed in a bracelet and arranged to produce a second acoustic alarm signal and/or a mechanical vibration, wherein the electronic device is arranged to produce the second acoustic alarm signal at the moment when the mechanical device for executing the first mechanical function produces the first acoustic alarm signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Martin, Jean-Jacques Born, Thierry Conus, Jean-Claude Eggen, Emmanuel Fleury, Michel Willemin
  • Publication number: 20170102672
    Abstract: Wristwatch comprising a mechanical device for executing a first mechanical function arranged to produce a first acoustic alarm signal, and an electronic device housed in a bracelet and arranged to produce a second acoustic alarm signal and/or a mechanical vibration, wherein the electronic device is arranged to produce the second acoustic alarm signal at the moment when the mechanical device for executing the first mechanical function produces the first acoustic alarm signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Jean-Claude MARTIN, Jean-Jacques BORN, Thierry CONUS, Jean-Claude EGGEN, Emmanuel FLEURY, Michel WILLEMIN
  • Publication number: 20160313705
    Abstract: An electromechanical or digital watch includes a middle part that delimits with a glass a watch case. The glass includes an upper surface oriented upwardly, and a lower surface oriented towards the watch case. The watch also includes a dial made of an electrically non-conductive material. The dial includes a lower surface and an upper surface located opposite the watch case. Electrically conductive paths for the connection of one or more electronic components are structured on at least one of the lower or upper surfaces of the dial. The watch includes a flange that ensures, via the electrically conductive paths, the electrical connection between an electronic device arranged on the lower surface of the glass and the electronic components. The flange supports the dial or is made in one-piece with the dial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventors: Emmanuel FLEURY, Jean LACONTE, Pascal LAGORGETTE
  • Patent number: 9218743
    Abstract: Navigation aid instrument for an aircraft pilot including: a first display device (R3) extending horizontally, wherein the center of the display device embodies the longitudinal axis (X) of the aircraft, a mobile marker can move on either side of the center of the first display device (R3) indicating the aircraft flight direction relative to the ground, and the mobile marker is further away from the center of the display device (R3) the further the aircraft drifts from the rectilinear flight path, and/or two left (R2) and right (R1) display devices that extend vertically at a distance from each other and have the function of indicating the angle of inclination of the aircraft wings relative to the horizontal respectively on the left side or right side of the aircraft, wherein a mobile marker can move either along the left display device (R2), or along the right display device (R1) to indicate to the pilot which way his aeroplane is inclined and the value of the inclination is higher the further the mobile
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Claude Nicollier, Emmanuel Fleury, Reto Galli
  • Publication number: 20150316895
    Abstract: An electronic module including at least one electric motor for driving an analog display, a clock module including a time base delivering a clock signal connected to a divider circuit, the divider circuit delivering a reference signal sent to a control circuit arranged to control the electric motor, the clock module further including a measuring and correction circuit arranged between the time base and the divider circuit and delivering an intermediate compensated signal. The time base, the compensation module, the divider circuit, and the control circuit are arranged in a same case to form the clock module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Thierry BONNET, Silvio DALLA PIAZZA, Laurent CHRISTE, Francois KLOPFENSTEIN, Emmanuel FLEURY, Yves GODAT, Nicolas JEANNET
  • Patent number: 9171474
    Abstract: Navigation aid instrument for an aircraft pilot including: a first display device (R3) extending horizontally, wherein the center of the display device embodies the longitudinal axis (X) of the aircraft, a mobile marker can move on either side of the center of the first display device (R3) indicating the aircraft flight direction relative to the ground, and the mobile marker is further away from the center of the display device (R3) the further the aircraft drifts from the rectilinear flight path, and/or two left (R2) and right (R1) display devices that extend vertically at a distance from each other and have the function of indicating the angle of inclination of the aircraft wings relative to the horizontal respectively on the left side or right side of the aircraft, wherein a mobile marker can move either along the left display device (R2), or along the right display device (R1) to indicate to the pilot which way his aeroplane is inclined and the value of the inclination is higher the further the mobile
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Claude Nicollier, Emmanuel Fleury, Reto Galli
  • Patent number: 9170566
    Abstract: Watch comprising a middle part which, with a crystal, delimits a watch case. The crystal includes a top face facing the user and an opposite bottom face facing the watch case. An electronic device is arranged on the bottom face of the crystal. A printed circuit board is disposed inside the watch case, underneath and remote from the electronic device. The watch includes a flange which is disposed between the crystal and the printed circuit board. The flange carries an electrical connection between the electronic device and the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Pascal Lagorgette, Jean Laconte
  • Patent number: 9019801
    Abstract: Electromechanical timepiece fitted with a gear train including an hour hand and a minute hand for the current time display on the dial side of the timepiece. The timepiece is arranged to provide at least one additional piece of information relating to a magnitude of time, or to a non-time related piece of information. The timepiece further includes an additional indicator hand arranged to display the additional information, the additional indicator hand being mounted on the back cover side of the timepiece on an arbour of the gear train of the timepiece, so that the additional indicator hand and the hour hand and/or minute hand rotate at the same time and at the same angle, the hour hand and/or the minute hand being driven either to display the current time, or to enable the additional indicator hand to indicate the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Andre Zanetta, Martin Bisig
  • Patent number: 8964512
    Abstract: A wristwatch includes a bezel, a series connected photovoltaic cell, a rechargeable battery, and an electronic device. The bezel defines an internal volume, which houses the photovoltaic cell, the rechargeable battery, and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Martin Bisig
  • Publication number: 20150035688
    Abstract: Navigation aid instrument for an aircraft pilot including: a first display device (R3) extending horizontally, wherein the centre of the display device embodies the longitudinal axis (X) of the aircraft, a mobile marker can move on either side of the centre of the first display device (R3) indicating the aircraft flight direction relative to the ground, and the mobile marker is further away from the centre of the display device (R3) the further the aircraft drifts from the rectilinear flight path, and/or two left (R2) and right (R1) display devices that extend vertically at a distance from each other and have the function of indicating the angle of inclination of the aircraft wings relative to the horizontal respectively on the left side or right side of the aircraft, wherein a mobile marker can move either along the left display device (R2), or along the right display device (R1) to indicate to the pilot which way his aeroplane is inclined and the value of the inclination is higher the further the mobile
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Claude Nicollier, Emmanuel Fleury, Reto Galli
  • Patent number: 8908477
    Abstract: A method is provided to authenticate a watch. The watch includes at least one processing and control circuit provided with a time base, hands to indicate a time, the hands being driven by a motorized device controlled by the processing and control circuit, and a device to store identification data. The method includes enabling at least one activation member of the watch, which is connected to the processing and control circuit, to change into watch authentication mode. The method includes operating an indicator device of the watch, which includes the hands, after enabling the activation member so that at least one of the hands is driven by the motorized device to be moved in succession into time indicating positions on a time-indicating dial to indicate successive digits or numbers of an identification code of at least one of a brand and a serial number of the watch to be authenticated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Peters, Francois Klopfenstein, Emmanuel Fleury
  • Publication number: 20140301168
    Abstract: A wristwatch includes a bezel, a series connected photovoltaic cell, a rechargeable battery, and an electronic device. The bezel defines an internal volume, which houses the photovoltaic cell, the rechargeable battery, and the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel FLEURY, Martin BISIG
  • Publication number: 20140293758
    Abstract: Watch comprising a middle part (2) which, with a crystal (4), delimits a watch case (6), the crystal (4) comprising a top face (8) facing the user and an opposite bottom face (10) facing the watch case (6), an electronic device being arranged on the bottom face (10) of the crystal (4), a printed circuit board (18) being disposed inside the watch case (6), underneath and remote from the electronic device, the watch being characterized in that the watch includes a flange (26) which is disposed between the crystal (4) and the printed circuit board (18) and carries a means of ensuring the electrical connection between the electronic device and the printed circuit board (18).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: EMMANUEL FLEURY, PASCAL LAGORGETTE, JEAN LACONTE
  • Patent number: 8787120
    Abstract: An external element for a wristwatch, containing an electronic device and a power source for powering the electronic device with electric energy, wherein the electronic device and power source are integrated in the exterior element, to form an autonomous electronic module, which is completely independent of the wristwatch movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Emmanuel Fleury, Martin Bisig
  • Patent number: 8477565
    Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece (10) including a display device (26) including a first and second display member (38, 40) displaying first and second pieces of information, the value of the second piece of information being linked to the value of the first piece of information by a reduction ratio, wherein the first (38) and the second (40) display members are rotatably mounted in relation to a plate (42) and are driven by a drive device (44) with planetary gears, characterized in that the second display member (40) pivots on the axis of rotation (A2) of a planet pinion (54). The invention also proposes a timepiece (10) fitted with this display device (26) and a method for manufacturing this display device (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Fabien Blondeau, Emmanuel Fleury, Pierre-André Meister, André Zanetta