Patents by Inventor Kaspar Trumpy

Kaspar Trumpy 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: 10444706
    Abstract: The spiral includes turns of rectangular section, whose pitch p and/or thickness e can vary from the inside curve towards the outside curve, or whose winding can deviate from the line of a perfect spiral. The inside curve can also be extended by a self-locking washer for fixing the spiral on the balance arbour with no play. The spiral is manufactured by photolithography and galvanic growth, or by micro-machining an amorphous or crystalline material, such as a silicon wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Thierry Conus, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Publication number: 20190107809
    Abstract: The spiral includes turns of rectangular section, whose pitch p and/or thickness e can vary from the inside curve towards the outside curve, or whose winding can deviate from the line of a perfect spiral. The inside curve can also be extended by a self-locking washer for fixing the spiral on the balance arbour with no play. The spiral is manufactured by photolithography and galvanic growth, or by micro-machining an amorphous or crystalline material, such as a silicon wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Thierry CONUS, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Patent number: 9239569
    Abstract: Balance spring including, tangent to each other: a first inner coil at a first angle at the center and of decreasing section in a first ratio; a second coil at a second angle at the center and of constant section; a third coil at a third angle at the center and of increasing section in a third ratio; a fourth coil at a fourth angle at the center and of constant section; a fifth coil at a fifth angle at the center and of increasing section in a fifth ratio; a sixth outer coil at a sixth angle at the center and of increasing section in a sixth ratio. In a variant, a seventh more rigid segment deviates from this sixth coil. Movement including this balance spring. Watch including this movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Andres Cabezas Jurin, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Publication number: 20150277382
    Abstract: The spiral includes turns of rectangular section, whose pitch p and/or thickness e can vary from the inside curve towards the outside curve, or whose winding can deviate from the line of a perfect spiral. The inside curve can also be extended by a self-locking washer for fixing the spiral on the balance arbour with no play. The spiral is manufactured by photolithography and galvanic growth, or by micro-machining an amorphous or crystalline material, such as a silicon wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Thierry CONUS, Kaspar TRÜMPY
  • Publication number: 20150234355
    Abstract: Balance spring including, tangent to each other: a first inner coil at a first angle at the center and of decreasing section in a first ratio; a second coil at a second angle at the center and of constant section; a third coil at a third angle at the center and of increasing section in a third ratio; a fourth coil at a fourth angle at the center and of constant section; a fifth coil at a fifth angle at the center and of increasing section in a fifth ratio; a sixth outer coil at a sixth angle at the center and of increasing section in a sixth ratio. In a variant, a seventh more rigid segment deviates from this sixth coil. Movement including this balance spring. Watch including this movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Andres CABEZAS JURIN, Kaspar TRUMPY
  • Patent number: 9004748
    Abstract: A balance spring includes a first hairspring, a second hairspring, and an attachment member securing an outer coil of the first hairspring to one end of the second hairspring so as to form a dual balance spring in series. A curve of the first hairspring and a curve of the second hairspring each have a continuously variable pitch and are symmetrical relative to a straight line parallel to first and second planes and pass through a median plane of projection of the attachment member. Each hairspring further includes at least two counterweights so as to compensate for an unbalance formed by a mass of the attachment member and personalize an anisochronism slope of the balance spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Helfer, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Patent number: 8480294
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balance spring (1, 1?) including a first hairspring (3, 3?) the curve of which extends in a first plane, a second hairspring (5, 5?) the curve of which extends in a second plane parallel to the first plane, an attachment member (4, 4?) securing one end of the curve of the first hairspring (3, 3?) to one end of the curve of the second hairspring (5, 5?) so as to form a dual balance spring (1, 1?) in series. According to the invention, the curve of the first hairspring (3, 3?) and the curve of the second hairspring (5, 5?) each include a continuously variable pitch and are symmetrical relative to a straight line (A) parallel to the first and second planes and passing through the median plane of projection of the attachment member (4, 4?) and in that each curve respects the relations. Px(0)=0 and Py(1)=2Py(0) in order to reduce displacements of the centre of mass thereof during contraction and expansion. The invention concerns the field of sprung balance resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Helfer, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Publication number: 20120008467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a balance spring (1, 1?) including a first hairspring (3, 3?) the curve of which extends in a first plane, a second hairspring (5, 5?) the curve of which extends in a second plane parallel to the first plane, an attachment member (4, 4?) securing one end of the curve of the first hairspring (3, 3?) to one end of the curve of the second hairspring (5, 5?) so as to form a dual balance spring (1, 1?) in series. According to the invention, the curve of the first hairspring (3, 3?) and the curve of the second hairspring (5, 5?) each include a continuously variable pitch and are symmetrical relative to a straight line (A) parallel to the first and second planes and passing through the median plane of projection of the attachment member (4, 4?) and in that each curve respects the relations. Px(0)=0 and Py(1)=2Py(0) in order to reduce displacements of the centre of mass thereof during contraction and expansion. The invention concerns the field of sprung balance resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc HELFER, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Patent number: 7950846
    Abstract: The resonator (1) for a timepiece results from coupling a first, low frequency resonator (2) with a second, higher frequency resonator (3). The first resonator (2) has a first balance (4) associated with a first balance spring (5). The second resonator (3) has a second balance (6) associated with a second balance spring (7). A third balance spring is arranged between the first (4) and second (6) balances to couple said first (2) and second (3) resonators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Thierry Hessler, Kaspar Trumpy, Jean-Luc Helfer, Thierry Conus
  • Patent number: 7889028
    Abstract: The coupled resonator comprises a first low frequency resonator, such as a balance spring (1) and a second higher frequency resonator, such as a tuning fork (2), the two resonators (1 and 2) including permanent mechanical coupling means. Application to the regulating system of a timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Thierry Hessler, Kaspar Trümpy
  • Publication number: 20100283556
    Abstract: The coupled resonator comprises a first low frequency resonator, such as a balance spring (1) and a second higher frequency resonator, such as a tuning fork (2), the two resonators (1 and 2) including permanent mechanical coupling means. Application to the regulating system of a timepiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
    Inventors: Thierry Hessler, Kaspar Trümpy
  • Publication number: 20100002548
    Abstract: The resonator (1) for a timepiece results from coupling a first, low frequency resonator (2) with a second, higher frequency resonator (3). The first resonator (2) has a first balance (4) associated with a first balance spring (5). The second resonator (3) has a second balance (6) associated with a second balance spring (7). A third balance spring is arranged between the first (4) and second (6) balances to couple said first (2) and second (3) resonators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD
    Inventors: Thierry HESSLER, Kaspar Trumpy, Jean-Luc Helfer, Thierry Conus
  • Publication number: 20060055097
    Abstract: The spiral includes turns of rectangular section, whose pitch p and/or thickness e can vary from the inside curve towards the outside curve, or whose winding can deviate from the line of a perfect spiral. The inside curve can also be extended by a self-locking washer for fixing the spiral on the balance arbour with no play. The spiral is manufactured by photolithography and galvanic growth, or by micro-machining an amorphous or crystalline material such as a silicon wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Thierry Conus, Kaspar Trumpy
  • Patent number: 5719461
    Abstract: Along the inner lying rotor trailing surface (21) of an annular rotor (20) are successively provided regions (26a-c) of small wall thicknesses (29) and regions (25a-c) of larger wall thicknesses, which differ with respect to the acoustic impedance spectrum. During the state of operation, i.e. when the rotor (20) turns, the mentioned regions (24a-c; 25a-c) are excited alternately by the piezoelectric excitor (15) of the stator (13). The acoustic impedance spectrum which changes periodically, influences the electrical impedance spectrum of the motor (10) in an analog manner. These changes are measured via the voltage supply connections of the motor (10) and are interpreted as relative positional changes between the stator (13) and the rotor (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Eta Fabriques d'Ebauches
    Inventors: Christian Peclat, Kaspar Trumpy