Patents by Inventor Fabiano Colpo
Fabiano Colpo 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: 11520293Abstract: A regulator device (200) for a watch movement has (a) an inertial element (11) of a resonator (10) of inertia I, pivoted about a first axis (A1) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D centered on the first axis; (b) an escapement mobile (30) of inertia I3, pivoted about a second axis (A3) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D3 centered on the second axis; and (c) a blocking member having (i) a first blocking lever mobile (20a) of inertia I2a, pivoted about a third axis (A2a) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D2a centered on the third axis; and (ii) a second blocking lever mobile (20b) of inertia I2b, pivoted about a fourth axis (A2b), inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D2b centered on the fourth axis, the axes (A3, A2a, A2b) contained within a cylinder centered on the first axis (A1) and of diameter D?<D.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Fabiano Colpo
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Publication number: 20200117141Abstract: A regulator device (200) for a watch movement has (a) an inertial element (11) of a resonator (10) of inertia I, pivoted about a first axis (A1) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D centered on the first axis; (b) an escapement mobile (30) of inertia I3, pivoted about a second axis (A3) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D3 centered on the second axis; and (c) a blocking member having (i) a first blocking lever mobile (20a) of inertia I2a, pivoted about a third axis (A2a) and inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D2a centered on the third axis; and (ii) a second blocking lever mobile (20b) of inertia I2b, pivoted about a fourth axis (A2b), inscribed within a cylinder of diameter D2b centered on the fourth axis, the axes (A3, A2a, A2b) contained within a cylinder centered on the first axis (A1) and of diameter D?<D.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Fabiano Colpo
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Patent number: 9146541Abstract: A device (100; 200) for resetting to a predetermined position an indicator member (2, 13; 22) indicative of a parameter connected with time, notably a “flyback” device, the indicator member being kinematically linked to a drive mobile (15; 35), the device comprising an energy accumulator (9) and a return element (1; 21) for returning the indicator member indicative of the parameter connected with time to the predetermined position, the return element being powered by energy from the accumulator, the energy being supplied to the energy accumulator by a user via a control member (4) for resetting to the predetermined position, the control member being able to be manipulated by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Pascal Billet, Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Fabiano Colpo
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Patent number: 9081365Abstract: A regulating system (110) for a horology movement (12) comprising a first sub-system (11) including: a first oscillator (O111) which includes a first balance (B111) and a first balance spring (S111); a first element (M111) for displacement of the first balance spring (S111); and a first element (A111) for activation of the first displacement element (M111), at an instant, or substantially at an instant, when the speed of the first balance (B111) is zero.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Raoul Behrend, Fabiano Colpo, Olivier Hunziker
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Publication number: 20150138933Abstract: A regulating system (110) for a horology movement (12) comprising a first sub-system (11) including: a first oscillator (O111) which includes a first balance (B111) and a first balance spring (S111); a first element (M111) for displacement of the first balance spring (S111); and a first element (A111) for activation of the first displacement element (M111), at an instant, or substantially at an instant, when the speed of the first balance (B111) is zero.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Raoul Behrend, Fabiano Colpo, Olivier Hunziker
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Patent number: 8882339Abstract: The invention relates to an immobilizing device for a toothed wheel suitable for the field of horology where it can be part of a direct- or indirect-impulse escapement, in particular in a wristwatch. This immobilizing device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) comprises: —a base (7); —an immobilizer (9) comprising two arms (10, 11) each provided with a pallet (14, 15) intended to come into contact with a tooth of the toothed wheel (40); —a first and a second elastic element (12, 13) each having an end connected to the immobilizer (9) and another end connected to the base (7); —a third elastic element (16) connected to the immobilizer (9), and it has the particular feature that it is in one piece or in one piece apart from at least one of the pallets (14, 15). The invention also relates to a timepiece and to a method for assembling such a timepiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Fabiano Colpo, Simon Henein
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Patent number: 8480293Abstract: This timepiece is furnished with a direct impulse escapement comprising a locking lever (2) for locking the escapement wheel furnished with two locking pallets (2a, 2b), with a fork (2c) and with a guard pin (2d). The guard pin is mounted so as to pivot on the fork about an axis parallel to the pivoting axis of the locking lever (2). It comprises displacement means (2d1, 2d2, 2d3), designed to engage with drive means secured to said frame, so as to amplify the angular displacement of the guard pin (2d), caused by the locking lever (2) passing from one to the other of its two positions. This invention also applies to the guard pin of a pallet assembly of an indirect impulse escapement.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventor: Fabiano Colpo
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Publication number: 20130070570Abstract: The invention relates to an immobilizing device for a toothed wheel suitable for the field of horology where it can be part of a direct- or indirect-impulse escapement, in particular in a wristwatch. This immobilizing device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) comprises: —a base (7); —an immobilizer (9) comprising two arms (10, 11) each provided with a pallet (14, 15) intended to come into contact with a tooth of the toothed wheel (40); —a first and a second elastic element (12, 13) each having an end connected to the immobilizer (9) and another end connected to the base (7); —a third elastic element (16) connected to the immobilizer (9), and it has the particular feature that it is in one piece or in one piece apart from at least one of the pallets (14, 15). The invention also relates to a timepiece and to a method for assembling such a timepiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Fabiano Colpo, Simon Henein
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Publication number: 20120014228Abstract: This timepiece is furnished with a direct impulse escapement comprising a locking lever (2) for locking the escapement wheel furnished with two locking pallets (2a, 2b), with a fork (2c) and with a guard pin (2d). The guard pin is mounted so as to pivot on the fork about an axis parallel to the pivoting axis of the locking lever (2). It comprises displacement means (2d1, 2d2, 2d3), designed to engage with drive means secured to said frame, so as to amplify the angular displacement of the guard pin (2d), caused by the locking lever (2) passing from one to the other of its two positions. This invention also applies to the guard pin of a pallet assembly of an indirect impulse escapement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventor: Fabiano COLPO
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Patent number: 8087819Abstract: This escapement comprises a balance wheel (3), an escape wheel (1), a detent rocker (4) having an arresting element (4a) and an elastic clearance element (4c), means for inserting the arresting element into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1), and a clearance pin (7) rotating integrally with the balance wheel (3) in order to engage with the elastic clearance element (4c) of the rocker (4) once per period of oscillation of the balance wheel. The means for inserting the arresting element (4a) into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1) comprise a sliding surface (4b) integral with the detent rocker (4) and arranged so as to move into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1) when the arresting element (4a) leaves it, this sliding surface being shaped so as to return the arresting element (4a) to the locking position.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Chiuve, Fabiano Colpo
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Patent number: 7927008Abstract: This escapement comprises a balance wheel fastened to an impulse element (7a), an escape wheel (1), a detent swing-arm (2) having a stop element (2a) and a disengagement element (2b), a disengagement finger (11d), constrained to rotate with the balance wheel, to come into engagement with the disengagement element (2b) of the detent swing-arm (2) once per oscillation period of the balance wheel. The disengagement finger (11d) is fastened to an inertial member (11) mounted to move freely between two extreme positions in one of which the trajectory of the disengagement finger (11d) passes through the disengagement element (2b) of the swing-arm (2) and in the other of which this trajectory does not pass through this disengagement element (11b), the passage of the inertial member (11) from one position to the other resulting from the inertia force caused by the variations of speed of the balance wheel in each alternation of oscillation of the balance wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Fabiano Colpo, Benoit Boulenguiez
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Publication number: 20100214881Abstract: This escapement comprises a balance wheel (3), an escape wheel (1), a detent rocker (4) having an arresting element (4a) and an elastic clearance element (4c), means for inserting the arresting element into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1), and a clearance pin (7) rotating integrally with the balance wheel (3) in order to engage with the elastic clearance element (4c) of the rocker (4) once per period of oscillation of the balance wheel. The means for inserting the arresting element (4a) into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1) comprise a sliding surface (4b) integral with the detent rocker (4) and arranged so as to move into the path of the teeth of the escape wheel (1) when the arresting element (4a) leaves it, this sliding surface being shaped so as to return the arresting element (4a) to the locking position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: ROLEX S.AInventors: Alexandre Chiuvé, Fabiano Colpo
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Publication number: 20100149926Abstract: This escapement comprises a balance wheel fastened to an impulse element (7a), an escape wheel (1), a detent swing-arm (2) having a stop element (2a) and a disengagement element (2b), a disengagement finger (11d), constrained to rotate with the balance wheel, to come into engagement with the disengagement element (2b) of the detent swing-arm (2) once per oscillation period of the balance wheel. The disengagement finger (11d) is fastened to an inertial member (11) mounted to move freely between two extreme positions in one of which the trajectory of the disengagement finger (11d) passes through the disengagement element (2b) of the swing-arm (2) and in the other of which this trajectory does not pass through this disengagement element (11b), the passage of the inertial member (11) from one position to the other resulting from the inertia force caused by the variations of speed of the balance wheel in each alternation of oscillation of the balance wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Fabiano Colpo, Benoît Boulenguiez