Patents by Inventor Olivier Hartmann

Olivier Hartmann 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: 6871997
    Abstract: A watch case comprising a rotary bezel, first and second angular positioning markings, one set secured to the bezel and the other set to the case middle and elastic means in the form of a closed-loop spring tending to place the positioning markings into engagement with one another. These markings are distributed with numbers of spacings one of which is a multiple of the other and the outlines of which extend in a plane parallel to that of the bezel. Guide means are engaged with the markings having the smallest number of spacings, in order simultaneously to exert on these markings radial pressures directed toward the other markings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Hartmann, Alberto Jaussi, Daniel Moille, William Passaquin
  • Publication number: 20040141424
    Abstract: This watch case comprises a rotary bezel (1, 21), first (2a, 21a) and second (4, 13a, 23a) angular positioning markings, one set (4, 13a, 21a) secured to the bezel (1, 21) and the other set (2a, 23a) to the case middle (B) and elastic means (3, 23) in the form of a closed-loop spring (3, 13, 23) tending to place the positioning markings into engagement with one another. These markings are distributed with numbers of spacings one of which is a multiple of the other and the outlines of which extend in a plane parallel to that of the bezel (1, 21). Guide means (1a, 22a) are engaged with the markings (4, 13a, 23a) having the smallest number of spacings, in order simultaneously to exert on these markings radial pressures directed toward the other markings (2a, 21a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Olivier Hartmann, Alberto Jaussi, Daniel Moille, William Passaquin