Patents by Inventor Frederic Tolle

Frederic Tolle 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).

  • Balance with inertia adjustment using an insert
    Patent number: 8944675
    Abstract: A balance set for a timepiece, with inertia adjustment for adjusting inertia and/or balancing and/or oscillation frequency of the balance, with a balance including an insert inserted into a recess of a felloe connected to a hub by a joining surface. The balance includes on the felloe thereof an elastic holding mechanism including two antagonistic elastic lips which, when stressed, allow insertion of the insert into the recess and which, when released, prevent removal of the insert from the recess. A sprung balance or a timepiece can incorporate such a balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Mallet, Frederic Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomene Berger, Pierre Cusin
  • BALANCE WITH INERTIA ADJUSTMENT USING AN INSERT
    Publication number: 20130188461
    Abstract: A balance set for a timepiece, with inertia adjustment for adjusting inertia and/or balancing and/or oscillation frequency of the balance, with a balance including an insert inserted into a recess of a felloe connected to a hub by a joining surface. The balance includes on the felloe thereof an elastic holding mechanism including two antagonistic elastic lips which, when stressed, allow insertion of the insert into the recess and which, when released, prevent removal of the insert from the recess. A sprung balance or a timepiece can incorporate such a balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Mallet, Frederic Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomene Berger, Pierre Cusin