Patents by Inventor Laurent Gallet

Laurent Gallet 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).

  • Analogue time display for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7782718
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electronic watch including analogue display means formed of at least one hand (10) driven by a stepping motor (12), at least one time base (24, 26) for providing time data (h. m) to means (16) for controlling and driving said stepping motor, a main power source (20), means (22) for detecting a lack of sufficient power from said main power source, non-volatile storage means (32) powered by an additional power source (28), for containing said time data when a lack of sufficient power is detected, and characterized in that said non-volatile storage means are further provided for containing the stepping motor position data (?pas) when said lack of sufficient power is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Laurent Gallet, Martin Strahm, Xavier Tinguely
  • ANALOGUE TIME DISPLAY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20070268786
    Abstract: The invention concerns an electronic watch including analogue display means formed of at least one hand (10) driven by a stepping motor (12), at least one time base (24, 26) for providing time data (h. m) to means (16) for controlling and driving said stepping motor, a main power source (20), means (22) for detecting a lack of sufficient power from said main power source, non-volatile storage means (32) powered by an additional power source (28), for containing said time data when a lack of sufficient power is detected, and characterized in that said non-volatile storage means are further provided for containing the stepping motor position data (?pas) when said lack of sufficient power is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: MICROCOMPONENTS AG
    Inventors: Laurent Gallet, Martin Strahm, Xavier Tinguely