Patents by Inventor Frederic Maier

Frederic Maier 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: 11720062
    Abstract: A balance of a timepiece including an adjustment face provided with at least one recess provided for receiving a projected material for an implementation of an adjustment of the rate of the timepiece notably by the modification of the inertia and of the unbalance of the balance, the recess including an opening and a back notably a solid back or a back fully or partially forming an orifice, the back being at most partially visible from a position defined above the opening notably on a central axis of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Sebastien Lani, Frederic Maier, Emmanuel Dupas, Thierry Conus
  • Publication number: 20200142359
    Abstract: A balance of a timepiece including an adjustment face provided with at least one recess provided for receiving a projected material for an implementation of an adjustment of the rate of the timepiece notably by the modification of the inertia and of the unbalance of the balance, the recess including an opening and a back notably a solid back or a back fully or partially forming an orifice, the back being at most partially visible from a position defined above the opening notably on a central axis of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Sebastien LANI, Frederic Maier, Emmanuel Dupas, Thierry Conus
  • Patent number: 8430559
    Abstract: A driving member for a timepiece movement includes a shaft, and a drum and a rotating member both mounted on the shaft. The drum and the rotating member are able to rotate with respect to each other and include teeth on their periphery. First and second superposed spiral springs have outer ends fixed to the drum and to the rotating member respectively and inner ends connected to each other to connect the springs in series. The drum and the rotating member fit together at least in the area of the peripheral wall of the drum so as to together form a closed housing containing the springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Patek Philippe SA Geneve
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Musy, Frederic Maier
  • Publication number: 20110222376
    Abstract: A driving member for a timepiece movement includes a shaft, and a drum and a rotating member both mounted on the shaft. The drum and the rotating member are able to rotate with respect to each other and include teeth on their periphery. First and second superposed spiral springs have outer ends fixed to the drum and to the rotating member respectively and inner ends connected to each other to connect the springs in series. The drum and the rotating member fit together at least in the area of the peripheral wall of the drum so as to together form a closed housing containing the springs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: PATEK PHILIPPE SA GENEVE
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Musy, Frederic Maier
  • Publication number: 20090135679
    Abstract: A balance spring—collet assembly for a timepiece movement comprises a collet (1) and a balance spring (3) attached at its inner end to the collet (1). The collet (1) is capable of being mounted onto a shaft (2). The external periphery of the collet (1) defines abutments (10a, 10b, 10c) against which the inner turn of the balance spring (3) may come to rest during a shock before the elastic limit of the inner turn is exceeded. The abutments (10a, 10b, 10c) are situated at respective distances (Ra, Rb, Rc) from the center (O) of the shaft (2) that increase in the direction (D) of the balance spring (3) from the inside to the outside starting at the point (8) of junction between the balance spring (3) and the collet (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Musy, Frederic Maier, Stephane Von Gunten
  • Publication number: 20060262652
    Abstract: A regulating device including a balance (1) and a plane hairspring (2) for a time piece movement, the plane hairspring (2) including a stiffened portion (8) in its outer turn (7) that is arranged to cause the deformations of the turns to be substantially concentric. The spacing (d) between a terminal portion of the outer turn (7) and the last-but-one turn (9) of the hairspring (2) is large enough for said last-but-one turn (9) to remain free radially during expansions of the hairspring (2) up to amplitudes corresponding substantially to the maximum angle of rotation of the balance (1) in the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Musy, Frederic Maier, Michel Belot