Patents by Inventor Marco La China

Marco La China 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: 10437198
    Abstract: A timepiece calendar system (100) including: —a date mobile (1); —a first device (3) for indexing the position of the date mobile; —a second device (4) for indexing the position of the date mobile; —an element (70, 3b, 4b, 40) for activating and deactivating at least one of the first and second indexing devices, the indexing of the date mobile by one or the other of the first and second indexing devices being mutually exclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Marco La China, Vincent Lemosquet
  • Publication number: 20170153604
    Abstract: A timepiece calendar system (100) including:—a date mobile (1);—a first device (3) for indexing the position of the date mobile;—a second device (4) for indexing the position of the date mobile;—an element (70, 3b, 4b, 40) for activating and deactivating at least one of the first and second indexing devices, the indexing of the date mobile by one or the other of the first and second indexing devices being mutually exclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Marco La China, Vincent Lemosquet
  • Patent number: 9405274
    Abstract: Device (300; 200) for displaying the time, comprising a time-display member (A1, A2) and a switchover mechanism (100) allowing the time-display member to switch between a first time zone and a second time zone. This switchover mechanism comprises: a first heart piece (3) capable of rotating; a first lever (1) having a first end (1a) designed to collaborate with the first heart piece (3) with a view to causing the display member (A1, A2) to indicate the time in the first time zone; a second lever (2; 42) designed to cause the display member (A1, A2) to indicate the time of the second time zone; a two-position selector member (5) collaborating with the first lever (1), and a control member (P) allowing selection of the first or the second time zone for display. The two-position selector member (5) is designed to collaborate directly with a second end (1b) of the first lever (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Martin Breuilh, Frederic Jolliet
  • Patent number: 9342051
    Abstract: The invention relates to a watch with a rigid casing-up, comprising: a middle (1); a bottom (2); a movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41); and a casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) in contact with the middle (1). The casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) has an inner peripheral face (8, 17) and the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) is secured to an outer peripheral face (7, 13, 18, 18bis), said inner (8, 17) and outer (7, 13, 1, 18bis) peripheral faces being in contact with each other in the Z and Z? regions thereof. Said watch is characterized in that it also comprises a tightening element (5, 5bis) provided for exerting pressure on the casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) or the movement (3quater). The invention also relates to a method for casing-up such a watch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China
  • Patent number: 9285775
    Abstract: A mechanism for correcting a device for displaying time information is described. The display device includes a first display member for displaying current time information and a second display member for displaying stored time information, notably a second display member of the retrograde type. The mechanism includes an isolating device for isolating the first and second display members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Patent number: 9239570
    Abstract: A mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, including a transmission device (7) coupling a time information counting system (5) and a member (S?) for displaying time information adapted to display selectively current time information and stored time information, including: a cam (C); a lever device (L) including a lever (L1), a follower (L2) and a first elastic member (R) urging the lever and the follower into a particular relative position; the lever (L1) being kinematically coupled to the display member (S?) for displaying time information, the follower (L2) being urged against the cam (C) by a second elastic member (RL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Patent number: 9146541
    Abstract: A device (100; 200) for resetting to a predetermined position an indicator member (2, 13; 22) indicative of a parameter connected with time, notably a “flyback” device, the indicator member being kinematically linked to a drive mobile (15; 35), the device comprising an energy accumulator (9) and a return element (1; 21) for returning the indicator member indicative of the parameter connected with time to the predetermined position, the return element being powered by energy from the accumulator, the energy being supplied to the energy accumulator by a user via a control member (4) for resetting to the predetermined position, the control member being able to be manipulated by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Billet, Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Fabiano Colpo
  • Publication number: 20150016230
    Abstract: A mechanism (3?) for correcting a device for displaying time information, the display device comprising a first display member (M) for displaying first time information and a second display member (M?) for displaying the stored first information, notably a second display member (M?) of the retrograde type, the mechanism comprising an isolating device (LI) for isolating the first and second display members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20150016232
    Abstract: A mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, including a transmission device (7) coupling a time information counting system (5) and a member (S?) for displaying time information adapted to display selectively current time information and stored time information, including: a cam (C); a lever device (L) including a lever (L1), a follower (L2) and a first elastic member (R) urging the lever and the follower into a particular relative position; the lever (L1) being kinematically coupled to the display member (S?) for displaying time information, the follower (L2) being urged against the cam (C) by a second elastic member (RL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20140321247
    Abstract: Device (300; 200) for displaying the time, comprising a time-display member (A1, A2) and a switchover mechanism (100) allowing the time-display member to switch between a first time zone and a second time zone. This switchover mechanism comprises: a first heart piece (3) capable of rotating; a first lever (1) having a first end (1a) designed to collaborate with the first heart piece (3) with a view to causing the display member (A1, A2) to indicate the time in the first time zone; a second lever (2; 42) designed to cause the display member (A1, A2) to indicate the time of the second time zone; a two-position selector member (5) collaborating with the first lever (1), and a control member (P) allowing selection of the first or the second time zone for display. The two-position selector member (5) is designed to collaborate directly with a second end (1b) of the first lever (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Martin Breuilh, Frederic Jolliet
  • Publication number: 20130286798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a watch with a rigid casing-up, comprising: a middle (1); a bottom (2); a movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41); and a casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) in contact with the middle (1). The casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) has an inner peripheral face (8, 17) and the movement (3, 3bis, 3ter, 3quater, 41) is secured to an outer peripheral face (7, 13, 18, 18bis), said inner (8, 17) and outer (7, 13, 1, 18bis) peripheral faces being in contact with each other in the Z and Z? regions thereof. Said watch is characterized in that it also comprises a tightening element (5, 5bis) provided for exerting pressure on the casing-up ring (4, 4bis, 4ter, 42) or the movement (3quater). The invention also relates to a method for casing-up such a watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20130003507
    Abstract: A device (100; 200) for resetting to a predetermined position an indicator member (2, 13; 22) indicative of a parameter connected with time, notably a “flyback” device, the indicator member being kinematically linked to a drive mobile (15; 35), the device comprising an energy accumulator (9) and a return element (1; 21) for returning the indicator member indicative of the parameter connected with time to the predetermined position, the return element being powered by energy from the accumulator, the energy being supplied to the energy accumulator by a user via a control member (4) for resetting to the predetermined position, the control member being able to be manipulated by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Billet, Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz