Patents by Inventor Katsuyoshi Takizawa

Katsuyoshi Takizawa 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: 7106661
    Abstract: A calendar timepiece has a main plate, a time indicator mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotational movement to indicate time information, a date indicator mounted for undergoing rotation to indicate date information, and a date indicator driving wheel mounted on the main plate for undergoing rotation. A date jumper is disposed on the main plate and has a train wheel comprised of a date indicator setting portion for controlling rotation of the date indicator by engagement with the inner teeth portion of the date indicator. The date indicator setting portion has a first setting portion for contacting a tip of a first tooth of the date indicator, a second setting portion, and a third setting portion for contacting a tip of a second tooth of the date indicator. Each of the first, second, and third setting portions has a generally linear surface portion disposed at an angle relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro, Takashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7029169
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece capable of firmly and simultaneously zeroing an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a hammer operated by operating a reset button for controlling to operate to zero an hour chronograph wheel & pinion, a minute chronograph wheel & pinion and a second chronograph wheel & pinion. When the hammer is brought into contact with an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam, a position of the hammer is determined only by the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam. When the hammer is brought into contact with the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam, a direction of a press force exerted to the hammer is constituted to pass a rotational center of the second chronograph wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Patent number: 6814483
    Abstract: To provide a self-winding timepiece having a thin and small-sized movement in which a train wheel setting apparatus for setting a balance with hairspring is efficiently arranged at the movement. A self-winding timepiece includes a main plate, a time indicating wheel, a winding stem and a switching apparatus. A movement barrel complete is arranged on a top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap a main plate reference horizontal axis line between a first region and a fourth region. A balance with hairspring is arranged on the top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap the main plate reference horizontal axis line between a second region and a third region. The switching apparatus is arranged on a back side of the main plate. A train wheel setting apparatus includes a train wheel setting portion for setting the balance with hairspring by penetrating the main plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro, Katsuyoshi Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20040218473
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece capable of firmly and simultaneously zeroing an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a hammer operated by operating a reset button for controlling to operate to zero an hour chronograph wheel & pinion, a minute chronograph wheel & pinion and a second chronograph wheel & pinion. When the hammer is brought into contact with an hour heart cam, a second heart cam and a minute heart cam, a position of the hammer is determined only by the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam. When the hammer is brought into contact with the hour heart cam, the second heart cam and the minute heart cam, a direction of a press force exerted to the hammer is constituted to pass a rotational center of the second chronograph wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040208085
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a chronograph mechanism and a calendar mechanism are constituted not to overlap and a thickness of a movement is thin. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a base unit including a main plate, a surface train wheel and an escapement/speed control apparatus and including at least one of an automatic winding apparatus and a hand winding apparatus and a chronograph unit including a second indicating mechanism, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel, an hour chronograph train wheel and a date feeding mechanism. The chronograph unit is arranged on a side of the base unit having a dial. A calendar mechanism includes a date indicator and a date feeding mechanism. The date feeding mechanism is arranged not to overlap any one of the second indicating mechanism, the second chronograph train wheel, the minute chronograph train wheel and the hour chronograph train wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Takashi Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040208087
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a manufacture and an assembly of a chronograph mechanism are easy. A chronograph timepiece of the invention contains a main plate, a front train wheel and an escapement/speed control device, and possesses a base unit having at least one of a self-winding device or a hand winging device, and a chronograph unit containing a second display mechanism, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel, and an hour chronograph train wheel. The chronograph unit is disposed in a dial side than the base unit. The base unit contains a 1st transmission wheel, i.e., second wheel & pinion, and a 2nd transmission wheel, i.e., minute driving wheel & pinion, which are rotated on the basis of a rotation of a movement barrel complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20040190381
    Abstract: To realize a chronograph timepiece in which a number of levers constituting a coupling mechanism is small, a shape of the lever is simple and fabrication of the lever is facilitated. A chronograph timepiece of the invention includes a main plate, a surface train wheel, an escapement/speed control apparatus, at least one of an automatic winding apparatus and a hand winding apparatus, a second chronograph train wheel, a minute chronograph train wheel and an hour chronograph train wheel. The chronograph timepiece further includes a plurality of levers for coupling operation of the second chronograph train wheel and an hour/minute coupling lever for controlling to operate to rotate and stop the minute chronograph train wheel and the hour chronograph train wheel. The hour/minute coupling lever includes an hour clutch ring contract portion for making an hour chronograph wheel clutch ring ON/OFF and a minute clutch ring contact portion for making a minute chronograph wheel clutch ring ON/OFF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Tokoro, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Mamoru Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040130972
    Abstract: To provide a self-winding timepiece having a thin and small-sized movement in which a train wheel setting apparatus for setting a balance with hairspring is efficiently arranged at the movement. A self-winding timepiece includes a main plate, a time indicating wheel, a winding stem and a switching apparatus. A movement barrel complete is arranged on a top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap a main plate reference horizontal axis line between a first region and a fourth region. A balance with hairspring is arranged on the top side of the main plate and arranged to overlap the main plate reference horizontal axis line between a second region and a third region. The switching apparatus is arranged on a back side of the main plate. A train wheel setting apparatus includes a train wheel setting portion for setting the balance with hairspring by penetrating the main plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Takahashi, Takeshi Tokoro, Katsuyoshi Takizawa
  • Publication number: 20040130970
    Abstract: To provide a timepiece with calendar including a date correcting mechanism capable of feeding a date indicator in a short period of time and capable of firmly correcting the date indicator without presence of a long dead point in correcting the date indicator by a simple mechanism. A timepiece with calendar according to the invention includes a date indicator including pieces of triangular teeth, a date indicator driving wheel for rotating the date indicator and a date indicator driving finger provided integrally with the date indicator driving wheel. The date indicator driving finger includes a central portion provided integrally with the date indicator driving wheel, a spring portion in a shape of a circular arc and a date indicator feeding portion provided at a front end of the spring portion. A date indicator setting portion of a date jumper includes a first setting portion, a second setting portion and a third setting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Shigeo Suzuki, Takeshi Tokoro, Takashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6406176
    Abstract: A chronograph timepiece has a barrel mounted for undergoing rotation and a front train wheel for undergoing rotation in accordance with rotation of the barrel. A second counter intermediate wheel undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the front train wheel. A second counting wheel undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the second counter intermediate wheel in a chronograph measurement mode. A chronograph second display member displays a measurement result corresponding to an elapsed period of time in accordance with rotation of the second counting wheel. A minute counting train wheel undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the second counting wheel. A chronograph minute display member displays a measurement result corresponding to an elapsed period of time in accordance with rotation of the minute counting train wheel. At least one hour counting train wheel undergoes rotation in accordance with rotation of the barrel complete in the chronograph measurement mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Koichiro Jujo
  • Patent number: 6166999
    Abstract: To reduce a number of parts constituting a spring winding state display device and downsize a movement, a device including a first sun wheel installed with a first sun wheel gear 152 and a first sun wheel arbor 154. A second sun wheel 160 is provide with a second sun wheel gear 162 and a second sun wheel pinion 164. The second sun wheel gear 162 is in mesh with an intermediate ratchet wheel 140. A planetary reduction wheel gear 170 is in mesh with a barrel gear 126. A first planetary wheel 172 and a second planetary wheel 174 are rotatably arranged to a planetary reduction wheel gear 170 with centers of rotation thereof disposed at portions different from a center of rotation of the planetary reduction wheel gear 170. The first planetary wheel 172 rotates while revolving around the second sun wheel pinion 164. The second planetary wheel 174 rotates while revolving around the first sun wheel gear 152. A sun wheel finger 180 is attached to a third axle portion 154c such that it can slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Jujo, Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Norio Shibiya
  • Patent number: 5956294
    Abstract: A multi-functional timepiece comprises a base, a wheel train mounted on the base for rotation, a cam member rotationally driven by the wheel train about a rotational center, and a rotary member mounted to undergo angular displacement in opposite directions. A display member is integrally connected to the rotary member for angular displacement therewith to display time or date information. An interconnecting member interconnects the cam member to the rotary member such that rotational motion of the cam member effects angular displacement of the rotary member in the opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Takizawa, Norio Shibuya, Takashi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5719558
    Abstract: A monitoring apparatus for a power plant including a plurality of direct current sources, includes a unit for displaying a predetermined number of symbols representing the direct current sources, and a unit for changing a displayed form of a corresponding symbol when at least one physical quantity of the states of the direct current sources changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeaki Namba, Katsuyoshi Takizawa