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).
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Patent number: 10437198Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Marco La China, Vincent Lemosquet
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Publication number: 20170153604Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Marco La China, Vincent Lemosquet
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Patent number: 9405274Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Martin Breuilh, Frederic Jolliet
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Patent number: 9342051Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2011Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China
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Patent number: 9285775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Patent number: 9239570Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Patent number: 9146541Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Pascal Billet, Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Fabiano Colpo
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Publication number: 20150016230Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20150016232Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20140321247Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz, Martin Breuilh, Frederic Jolliet
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Publication number: 20130286798Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20130003507Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Pascal Billet, Julien Cattaneo, Marco La China, Denis Rudaz