Patents by Inventor Eric Maerki

Eric Maerki 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).

  • Watch movement with a microgenerator and method for testing watch movements
    Patent number: 6714487
    Abstract: Watch movement in which the rotor of a generator (10, 11, 13) is driven by a spring over a plurality of wheels (51, 61, 71) and pinions (50, 60, 70), the operation of the generator being regulated by an electronic regulating circuit (81). Said wheels and pinions are all electrically grounded to avoid spark discharges which can be produced by the charging of voltages through frictional electricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Conseils et Manufacture VLG S.A.
    Inventors: Konrad Schafroth, Eric Maerki
  • Watch movement with a microgenerator and method for testing watch movements
    Publication number: 20020060954
    Abstract: Watch movement in which the rotor of a generator (10, 11, 13) is driven by a spring over a plurality of wheels (51, 61, 71) and pinions (50, 60, 70), the operation of the generator being regulated by an electronic regulating circuit (81).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Konrad Schafroth, Eric Maerki