Patents by Inventor Maria Fernandez Ciurleo

Maria Fernandez Ciurleo 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: 10577520
    Abstract: An assembly of timepiece parts assembled together with an adhesive at a temperature TA and to be repositioned when the adhesive is at a temperature TC. The adhesive includes a formulation, which at TC includes a mixture of polymer chains with pendant diene units X and coupling molecules including two dienophile end groups Y, wherein the X units and the Y groups are arranged to react with one another and to bond together with the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to regenerate with the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at TA forms a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules with the Diels-Alder reaction, where TA<TRDA?TC, where temperature TDA ranges between 0° C. and 100° C. and temperature TRDA ranges between 50° C. and 200° C., and TDA is strictly lower than TRDA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire Rannoux, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo
  • Patent number: 10520894
    Abstract: A watchmaking gasket, in particular a watch glass gasket for a timepiece, includes a polymer matrix charged with phosphorescent and/or fluorescent pigments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Nicolas Francois, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo, Claire Rannoux
  • Publication number: 20180095427
    Abstract: A watchmaking gasket, in particular a watch glass gasket for a timepiece, includes a polymer matrix charged with phosphorescent and/or fluorescent pigments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Nicolas Francois, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo, Claire Rannoux
  • Patent number: 9926468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for assembling and repositioning at least two parts by means of a repositionable hot melt adhesive, wherein said parts are held together in assembled position when said adhesive is at a temperature TA and can be repositioned in relation to one another when said adhesive is heated to a temperature TC, wherein said adhesive comprises at least a formulation, which: at the temperature TC has the form of a mixture of polymer chains comprising at least pendant diene units X and of coupling molecules comprising at least two dienophile end groups Y, wherein said X units and said Y groups are arranged to be able to react with one another and to bond together by means of the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to be able to regenerate by means of the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at a temperature TA has the form of a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules by means of the Diels-Alder re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire Rannoux, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo
  • Publication number: 20170174941
    Abstract: An assembly of timepiece parts assembled together with an adhesive at a temperature TA and to be repositioned when the adhesive is at a temperature TC. The adhesive includes a formulation, which at TC includes a mixture of polymer chains with pendant diene units X and coupling molecules including two dienophile end groups Y, wherein the X units and the Y groups are arranged to react with one another and to bond together with the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to regenerate with the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at TA forms a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules with the Diels-Alder reaction, where TA<TRDA?TC, where temperature TDA ranges between 0° C. and 100° C. and temperature TRDA ranges between 50° C. and 200° C., and TDA is strictly lower than TRDA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire RANNOUX, Maria FERNANDEZ CIURLEO
  • Publication number: 20170174942
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for assembling and repositioning at least two parts by means of a repositionable hot melt adhesive, wherein said parts are held together in assembled position when said adhesive is at a temperature TA and can be repositioned in relation to one another when said adhesive is heated to a temperature TC, wherein said adhesive comprises at least a formulation, which: at the temperature TC has the form of a mixture of polymer chains comprising at least pendant diene units X and of coupling molecules comprising at least two dienophile end groups Y, wherein said X units and said Y groups are arranged to be able to react with one another and to bond together by means of the Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TDA and to be able to regenerate by means of the retro-Diels-Alder reaction at a temperature TRDA, at a temperature TA has the form of a three-dimensional network, in which the polymer chains are linked to one another by the coupling molecules by means of the Diels-Alder re
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
    Inventors: Claire RANNOUX, Maria Fernandez Ciurleo
  • Patent number: 9423772
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an inlaid ceramic element for a timepiece including: a) forming a ceramic or cermet body; b) etching at least one recess in one face of the ceramic or cermet body, each at least one recess forming a pattern cavity for a decoration; c) changing a surface state of a bottom of the at least one recess to increase contact surface thereof; d) filling the at least one recess with a composite ceramic to form the decoration; e) flattening the composite ceramic so that the composite ceramic remains only in a hollow of the at least one recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Maria Fernandez Ciurleo, Juliette Muller, Stewes Bourban
  • Publication number: 20150122774
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an inlaid ceramic element for a timepiece including: a) forming a ceramic or cermet body; b) etching at least one recess in one face of the ceramic or cermet body, each at least one recess forming a pattern cavity for a decoration; c) changing a surface state of a bottom of the at least one recess to increase contact surface thereof; d) filling the at least one recess with a composite ceramic to form the decoration; e) flattening the composite ceramic so that the composite ceramic remains only in a hollow of the at least one recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Maria Fernandez Ciurleo, Juliette Muller, Stewes Bourban