Patents by Inventor Laurent Kaelin
Laurent Kaelin 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).
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Patent number: 11829109Abstract: A device (10) for fastening an external or display element (20) onto a horological structure (100), including a retaining key (1) including a post (2) fastened to the structure (100) and a head (9) with a truncated flange (3) having a first lip (31) cooperating by bearing, in a blocking manner, with a face (41) of a fastening element (4) integral with this display element (20), which first lip (31) is delimited by non-coplanar edges (51, 52), this retaining key (1) includes, joined to each edge (51, 52) and radially retracted relative to the periphery (30) of the first lip (31), a second lip (6) having an upper surface (68) which is, at each edge (51, 52), tapered relative to the upper surface (38) of the first lip (31).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventor: Laurent Kaelin
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Patent number: 11782386Abstract: A twisted arbour barrel (1), including a barrel drum (2) provided with a housing, a spring arranged in the housing of the barrel drum (2), an arbour (4) at least partially passing through the housing, the spring being compressed by rotation of the arbour in a first direction of rotation (12), the arbour (4) being provided with a protruding end (9) of the drum (2), a ratchet (3) arranged on the drum (2), the ratchet (3) being configured to allow the rotation of the arbour (4) in the first direction of rotation (12), the protruding end (9) passing through the ratchet (3) through an opening (14) cooperating by interlocking with the protruding end (9), the protruding end (9) of the arbour (4) having a twisted shape around its axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventors: Julien Christan, Laurent Kaelin
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Patent number: 11768466Abstract: A mechanism for adjusting a timepiece bridge fixed to a structure, including, coaxial and able to move one with respect to the other by sliding and/or rotation on a common axis, and returned one towards the other by an elastic return or clamping means, a first component fixed to the structure and a second component fixed to the bridge, the first component including a first relief facing a second relief that the second component includes, the first relief and the second relief having variable cooperation depending on the relative angular position between the first component and the second component, each the particular relative angular position defining a particular distance between reference surfaces of the first component and the second component.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventor: Laurent Kaelin
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Patent number: 11687033Abstract: A self-winding mechanical horological movement including a pivotally oscillating weight, wherein the oscillating weight is provided with a decorative disc mounted on the oscillating weight and pivotally driven by the weight. The disc is fastened to a support that includes a stem inserted into a hole provided in the rotational shaft of the weight. The stem and the hole include non-circular section cylindrical portions corresponding with one another, so that the support and the disc are pivotally driven by the shaft. The disc forms a decoration that covers the entire surface of the movement, without requiring technical complexities. The disc can be free to undergo an axial movement in relation to the weight, so that the disc may be removed from the weight when the horological movement is dismantled from a watch case.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Ivan Villar, Laurent Kaelin
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Patent number: 11556092Abstract: A horological mobile component, including around an axis, a first element including a first shoulder and a second element including a second shoulder which cooperates by friction with a third shoulder that is included by a third element interposed between the first element and the second element, this third element includes a fourth shoulder cooperating by friction with the first shoulder or being driven onto this first shoulder, and the diameter of the third shoulder is at least double the diameter of the fourth shoulder, and the second element includes a main hollow defining at least two bearing surfaces each including one or two bearing sectors belonging to the second shoulder.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Stéphane Bachmann, Christophe Cattin, Yves-Alain Cosandier, Laurent Kaelin
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Patent number: 11550260Abstract: A horological movement with automatic winding, including a plate, a barrel, a cannon-pinion including a minute pipe which supports a minute hand, an hour wheel set including an hour pipe which supports an hour hand, an oscillating weight, arranged on the same side of the plate as the cannon-pinion and the hour wheel set, which includes a central hub, a rim, a heavy sector, a lifting arbor rigidly connected to the central hub and about which the minute pipe and the hour pipe are mounted coaxially, the minute hand and the hour hand being located between the plate and the rim of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Christophe Cattin, Yassine Rachdi, Laurent Kaelin, Dominique Boizard
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Publication number: 20220404772Abstract: A dial including an external parts plate (11) intended to be visible for a user, resting on a bearing surface (120) of a support plate (12) on which it is superimposed, the external parts plate (11) and the support plate (12) being fastened to one another at their periphery by the cooperation of peripheral fastening members that they both include, and at their centre by the cooperation of central fastening members that they both include.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventors: Laurent KAELIN, Zoé SCHAFFTER, Matthieu ERARD
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Patent number: 11226592Abstract: A regulator key whose arms ensure clearance of a balance spring even in event of shocks.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Laurent Kaelin, Fabien Schlup
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Publication number: 20210263471Abstract: A twisted arbour barrel (1), including a barrel drum (2) provided with a housing, a spring arranged in the housing of the barrel drum (2), an arbour (4) at least partially passing through the housing, the spring being compressed by rotation of the arbour in a first direction of rotation (12), the arbour (4) being provided with a protruding end (9) of the drum (2), a ratchet (3) arranged on the drum (2), the ratchet (3) being configured to allow the rotation of the arbour (4) in the first direction of rotation (12), the protruding end (9) passing through the ratchet (3) through an opening (14) cooperating by interlocking with the protruding end (9), the protruding end (9) of the arbour (4) having a twisted shape around its axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventors: Julien CHRISTAN, Laurent KAELIN
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Publication number: 20210232095Abstract: A device for adjusting a shake and more particularly a bar (100) for a balance (210) configured to be fastened and positioned on a bottom plate (200) by means of at least one fastening member (205). The bar (100) includes a reception opening (111) configured to receive a balance (210) and at least one plate (110) configured to be moved so as to adjust the distance between the at least one plate (110) and the bottom plate (200), at least one lever arm (120) configured to move the at least one plate (110) and at least one foot (130) configured to be in contact with the bottom plate (200) so as to make a mechanical connection and to move the at least one plate (110).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventor: Laurent KAELIN
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Patent number: 11036186Abstract: A bearing includes a shaft which pivots in the bearing. The shaft includes, at at least one end thereof, a shoulder via which the shaft is in contact with an opposite surface of the bearing. The shoulder is extended by a pivot engaged in a hole provided in the bearing. The opposite surface of contact of the bearing includes at least one hollow in order to reduce the surface of contact between the shoulder of the shaft and the bearing. Application is made to the production of a bearing for a shaft of a horology movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Comadur SAInventors: Laurent Kaelin, Pascal Chopard-Lallier, Bruno Besutti
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Publication number: 20210165369Abstract: A device (10) for fastening an external or display element (20) onto a horological structure (100), including a retaining key (1) including a post (2) fastened to the structure (100) and a head (9) with a truncated flange (3) having a first lip (31) cooperating by bearing, in a blocking manner, with a face (41) of a fastening element (4) integral with this display element (20), which first lip (31) is delimited by non-coplanar edges (51, 52), this retaining key (1) includes, joined to each edge (51, 52) and radially retracted relative to the periphery (30) of the first lip (31), a second lip (6) having an upper surface (68) which is, at each edge (51, 52), tapered relative to the upper surface (38) of the first lip (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventor: Laurent KAELIN
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Publication number: 20210157275Abstract: A horological mobile component, including around an axis, a first element including a first shoulder and a second element including a second shoulder which cooperates by friction with a third shoulder that is included by a third element interposed between the first element and the second element, this third element includes a fourth shoulder cooperating by friction with the first shoulder or being driven onto this first shoulder, and the diameter of the third shoulder is at least double the diameter of the fourth shoulder, and the second element includes a main hollow defining at least two bearing surfaces each including one or two bearing sectors belonging to the second shoulder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Stéphane BACHMANN, Christophe CATTIN, Yves-Alain COSANDIER, Laurent KAELIN
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Publication number: 20210157270Abstract: A mechanism for adjusting a timepiece bridge fixed to a structure, including, coaxial and able to move one with respect to the other by sliding and/or rotation on a common axis, and returned one towards the other by an elastic return or clamping means, a first component fixed to the structure and a second component fixed to the bridge, the first component including a first relief facing a second relief that the second component includes, the first relief and the second relief having variable cooperation depending on the relative angular position between the first component and the second component, each the particular relative angular position defining a particular distance between reference surfaces of the first component and the second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventor: Laurent KAELIN
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Publication number: 20210048780Abstract: A self-winding mechanical horological movement including a pivotally oscillating weight, wherein the oscillating weight is provided with a decorative disc mounted on the oscillating weight and pivotally driven by the weight. The disc is fastened to a support that includes a stem inserted into a hole provided in the rotational shaft of the weight. The stem and the hole include non-circular section cylindrical portions corresponding with one another, so that the support and the disc are pivotally driven by the shaft. The disc forms a decoration that covers the entire surface of the movement, without requiring technical complexities. The disc can be free to undergo an axial movement in relation to the weight, so that the disc may be removed from the weight when the horological movement is dismantled from a watch case.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Ivan Villar, Laurent Kaelin
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Publication number: 20200292992Abstract: A regulator key whose arms ensure clearance of a balance spring even in event of shocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Laurent KAELIN, Fabien SCHLUP
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Publication number: 20200096942Abstract: A horological movement with automatic winding, including a plate, a barrel, a cannon-pinion including a minute pipe which supports a minute hand, an hour wheel set including an hour pipe which supports an hour hand, an oscillating weight, arranged on the same side of the plate as the cannon-pinion and the hour wheel set, which includes a central hub, a rim, a heavy sector, a lifting arbor rigidly connected to the central hub and about which the minute pipe and the hour pipe are mounted coaxially, the minute hand and the hour hand being located between the plate and the rim of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Christophe CATTIN, Yassine RACHDI, Laurent KAELIN, Dominique BOIZARD
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Publication number: 20190258207Abstract: A bearing includes a shaft which pivots in the bearing. The shaft includes, at at least one end thereof, a shoulder via which the shaft is in contact with an opposite surface of the bearing. The shoulder is extended by a pivot engaged in a hole provided in the bearing. The opposite surface of contact of the bearing includes at least one hollow in order to reduce the surface of contact between the shoulder of the shaft and the bearing. Application is made to the production of a bearing for a shaft of a horology movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Comadur SAInventors: Laurent KAELIN, Pascal CHOPARD-LALLIER, Bruno BESUTTI
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Patent number: 10241472Abstract: A mechanical timepiece movement in the form of a modular unit. The movement includes at least one modular unit for performing a particular timepiece function, which is irremovably pre-adjusted by irremovably securing adjustment and/or assembling components included in the functional module after the particular horological function has been adjusted and function checked on the test bench. The pre-adjusted functional module is irremovably secured to a plate included in the movement or included in another pre-adjusted functional module of the movement, or irremovably secured to another pre-adjusted functional module included in the movement.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Jean-Bernard Peters, Laurent Kaelin, Ivan Villar, Raphael Balmer
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Patent number: 10126712Abstract: The present invention concerns an assembly for holding or supporting a timepiece balance spring, comprising a balance spring stud and a balance cock on which is fixed a balance spring stud-holder, wherein said stud-holder comprises a holding means provided with a housing for housing the balance spring stud therein and a gripping means, at least said gripping means being movable with respect to the holding means in order to lock the balance spring stud inside its housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Florent Strahm, Ivan Villar, Laurent Kaelin, Thierry Conus