Patents by Inventor Michael CANONICA

Michael CANONICA 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).

  • Control device equipped with a module for detecting the axial position of its rod, and timepiece comprising such a control device
    Patent number: 11016447
    Abstract: A detector includes an elastic conductive blade having first and second ends and a central portion therebetween, with the blade being designed to be driven axially by a control rod to occupy three distinct positions between the pulled position and the end position of the rod: a pulled position, an end position, and an intermediate position. Two electrical contacts are designed to detect the end position and the pulled position of the rod, respectively. The blade is designed to pivot at its first end when the rod passes from the intermediate position to the pulled position, or vice versa. The blade is designed to undergo elastic deformation when the rod passes between the intermediate position and the end position so as to participate substantially in a restoring force of the rod toward the intermediate position when the axial activating force applied to the rod by a user is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Vittorio Zanesco, Michael Canonica, Roger Mueller
  • CONTROL DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH A MODULE FOR DETECTING THE AXIAL POSITION OF ITS ROD, AND TIMEPIECE COMPRISING SUCH A CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190121299
    Abstract: The detection module comprises an elastic conductive blade having first and second ends and a central portion therebetween, with the blade being designed to be driven axially by a control rod in order to occupy three distinct positions between the pulled position and the end position of the rod: a pulled position, an end position, and an intermediate position. Two electrical contacts are designed to detect the end position and the pulled position of the rod, respectively. The blade is designed to pivot at its first end when the rod passes from the intermediate position to the pulled position, or vice versa. The blade is also designed to undergo elastic deformation when the rod passes between the intermediate position and the end position so as to participate substantially in the restoring force of the rod toward the intermediate position when the axial activating force applied to the rod by a user is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Vittorio ZANESCO, Michael CANONICA, Roger MUELLER