Patents by Inventor Olivier Laesser

Olivier Laesser 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: 11650544
    Abstract: The mechanical timepiece regulator of the invention comprises a flexure bearing oscillator and a double detent escapement, the oscillator comprising a balance wheel (1) connected to an elastic suspension (2a, 2b) arranged to guide and apply a restoring force to the balance wheel (1) in a plane of oscillation. The escapement comprises an escape wheel (3) and an anchor (4) integrated into the balance wheel (1) and having two arms (5, 6) arranged to receive alternately the impulses of the escape wheel (3). The escapement furthermore comprises two detents (7, 8) alternately locking the escape wheel (3) between two impulses and interacting with the arms (5, 6) of the anchor to release the escape wheel (3) before each impulse, without direct interaction between the anchor and the escape wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT
    Inventors: Gregory Musy, Olivier Laesser, François Barrot
  • Publication number: 20230106693
    Abstract: A mechanical regulator for horology including an escapement collaborating with an oscillator provided with an inertial element oscillating in an oscillation plane by virtue of a return element. The escapement includes a pin rigidly connected to the inertial element, an anchor including a fork collaborating with the pin, and two pallet stones collaborating with teeth of an escape wheel. The regulator is configured such that, during a first frictional locking phase that occurs before an unlocking phase, and during a second frictional locking phase that occurs after an impulse phase, the pin is in contact with the fork so as to push same, and a tooth of the escape wheel is in rubbing contact with one of the pallet stones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Olivier Laesser, Grégory Musy
  • Publication number: 20210157269
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanical timepiece regulator comprising a constant force escapement and an oscillator; the oscillator comprising a balance connected to an elastic return element of the balance returning the balance into a plane of oscillation such that the balance is able to oscillate; the escapement comprising an escapement wheel and an anchor part, integrated in the balance, an entry pallet lever and an exit pallet lever, each of the pallet levers being mounted on a pallet lever elastic return element configured to be wound by the escapement wheel; the pallet levers being configured to block or release the escapement wheel between two windings of the pallet lever elastic return elements and to cooperate with the anchor part so as to transmit to the balance the energy stored in the pallet lever elastic return elements with each oscillation alternation of the balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Olivier LAESSER, Gregory MUSY, François BARROT, Yves PETREMAND
  • Publication number: 20200241476
    Abstract: The mechanical timepiece regulator of the invention comprises a flexure bearing oscillator and a double detent escapement, the oscillator comprising a balance wheel (1) connected to an elastic suspension (2a, 2b) arranged to guide and apply a restoring force to the balance wheel (1) in a plane of oscillation. The escapement comprises an escape wheel (3) and an anchor (4) integrated into the balance wheel (1) and having two arms (5, 6) arranged to receive alternately the impulses of the escape wheel (3). The escapement furthermore comprises two detents (7, 8) alternately locking the escape wheel (3) between two impulses and interacting with the arms (5, 6) of the anchor to release the escape wheel (3) before each impulse, without direct interaction between the anchor and the escape wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Musy, Olivier Laesser, Olivier Laesser
  • Patent number: 9164483
    Abstract: An escapement mechanism for a timepiece, includes an escapement wheel (1), an escapement anchor (2) including a body (2a), and a fork (5), the body (2a) including pallets (3, 3?, 4, 4?) that engage with the escapement wheel (1), the body (2a) having a shape that makes it possible to delimit an internal space (11) for arranging the escapement wheel (1), the pallets (3, 3?, 4, 4?) including two rest pallets (3, 3?) and two impulse pallets (4, 4?), protruding in the internal space (11). The mechanism includes a pin (7) of a roller (6) that is secured to a regulating device, characterized in that the roller (6) and the fork (5) are arranged with respect to one another such as to impart an alternating translation movement with respect to the escapement wheel (1) to the anchor (2) when the pin (7) engages with the fork (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Laesser
  • Publication number: 20150220060
    Abstract: An escapement mechanism for a timepiece, includes an escapement wheel (1), an escapement anchor (2) including a body (2a), and a fork (5), the body (2a) including pallets (3, 3?, 4, 4?) that engage with the escapement wheel (1), the body (2a) having a shape that makes it possible to delimit an internal space (11) for arranging the escapement wheel (1), the pallets (3, 3?, 4, 4?) including two rest pallets (3, 3?) and two impulse pallets (4, 4?), protruding in the internal space (11). The mechanism includes a pin (7) of a roller (6) that is secured to a regulating device, characterized in that the roller (6) and the fork (5) are arranged with respect to one another such as to impart an alternating translation movement with respect to the escapement wheel (1) to the anchor (2) when the pin (7) engages with the fork (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A.
    Inventor: Olivier Laesser