Patents by Inventor Olivier Silvant
Olivier Silvant 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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Publication number: 20240094678Abstract: A watch (10) including a case (11) including a middle (12) to which a crystal (13) and a transparent back (14) are fastened so as to form an internal volume. The watch includes a horological movement (15) housed within the internal volume of the case (11), including a carrying structure through which extends an arbor (16) adapted to be rotated by the horological movement (15) and carrying, at one of the ends thereof, opposite the crystal (13), a time value indicator (17), and at the other end, opposite the back (14), a disc (18) on which extends a pattern (181) facing a graphical representation (142), the pattern (181) and the graphical representation (142) being shaped such that, when the arbor (16) is rotating, they cooperate with one another to generate a sequential animation by moiré effect, formed by a sequence of at least two distinct images.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: OMEGA SAInventors: Dimitri FOSTINIS, Olivier Silvant, Gregory Kissling, Antonio Ventura, Axel Schindler
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Patent number: 11723444Abstract: A device for attaching a bracelet or strap to a watch case, the device including, on the one hand, a bar secured to the watch case by a horn, and on the other hand, an insert integral with the end of the bracelet, wherein the bar and the insert are complementary to interlock with each other forming a removable assembly to make the bracelet interchangeable. The insert includes a movable pivot mounted in the insert and arranged to engage in a corresponding hole of the horn, the device having handling device integral with the movable pivot in order to move from a first position, in which the pivot is free to move and the strand can be assembled and/or disassembled, to a second position, in which said pivot is stationary in translation and the bracelet strand is locked on the watch case.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: OMEGA SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11415944Abstract: A timepiece including a device for opening a cover including a fixed pendant mounted inside a middle part and a movable pendant for sliding within the fixed pendant towards the center of the case, the movable pendant having a guide element for moving along an axial guide groove, then in a circumferential guide groove into which the axial guide groove opens out and which is delimited by a boundary, such that, when the movable pendant is pushed, this movable pendant can be firstly displaced axially, then pivoted by an angle defined by the place at which the guide element abuts against the boundary, the movable pendant having a helical groove which comes into contact with at least one pin arranged with a clearance between the movable pendant and the locking spring and which is axially displaced towards the locking spring when the movable pendant is pushed, then pivoted, such that the pin presses against the locking spring and releases the cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Omega SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11385597Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system to be rotatably mounted on a case middle of a watch case inside which is housed a timepiece movement which extends in a plane, including a rotating bezel, an annular holding ring, a toothed ring, and a spring ring which extends in a plane in which it is capable of deforming elastically along a radius, the spring ring cooperating elastically with the toothed ring, the toothed ring and the spring ring being held in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of the movement in the bezel by the annular holding ring, either the toothed ring or the spring ring being arranged to be angularly joined to the rotating bezel, and the other being arranged to be angularly joined to the case middle, wherein the spring ring has a thinned portion to increase the flexibility of the spring ring in its plane, the thinned portion having a tooth elastically and radially meshed with the toothed ring.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: OMEGA SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Publication number: 20220202146Abstract: A device for attaching a bracelet or strap to a watch case, the device including, on the one hand, a bar secured to the watch case by means of a horn, and on the other hand, an insert integral with the end of the bracelet, wherein the bar and the insert are complementary to interlock with each other forming removable assembly means to make the bracelet interchangeable. The insert includes a movable pivot mounted in the insert and arranged to engage in a corresponding hole of the horn, the device having handling means integral with the movable pivot in order to move from a first position, in which the pivot is free to move and the strand can be assembled and/or disassembled, to a second position, in which said pivot is stationary in translation and the bracelet strand is locked on the watch case.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: Omega S.A.Inventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11314207Abstract: An annular retaining ring for a rotating bezel system, intended to cooperate with an external cylindrical surface of a case middle part of a watch case to allow rotation of the rotating bezel on the case middle, the annular ring including a device for guiding rotation of the rotating bezel around the case middle; wherein the annular ring further includes a device configured to brake rotation of the rotating bezel around the case middle and to dampen sound.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Omega SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11262703Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system intended to be rotatably mounted on a middle part of a watch case inside which is housed a timepiece movement which extends in a plane, including a rotating bezel, an annular holding ring, a toothed ring, and at least one elastic arm of which a free end is elastically and radially meshed with the toothed ring, said toothed ring and said at least one elastic arm being held in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of the movement in the bezel by the annular holding ring, either the toothed ring or the elastic arm being arranged to be angularly joined to the rotating bezel, and other being arranged to be angularly joined to the case middle; wherein the elastic arm is formed of a flat strip-spring mounted in a cantilever arrangement in the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: OMEGA SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11243496Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system includes a rotating bezel, a toothed ring having a toothing provided with a plurality of teeth regularly distributed over an edge of the toothed ring, and a spring ring which extends in a plane in which it is capable of deforming elastically along a radius. The spring ring cooperates elastically with the toothed ring. The spring ring includes at least two lugs, each lug being configured to be elastically and radially engaged with the toothing of the toothed ring in at least one position of the bezel. At least two lugs are offset from each other by an offset angle, the or each offset angle between two successive lugs having a value different from an integer sub-multiple of 360 degrees, such that, in each position of the bezel, only one lug is elastically and radially engaged with the toothing of the toothed ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Omega SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 11048213Abstract: An external assembly element of a timepiece made from a first material, including a groove in which a communication circuit is arranged, wherein the communication circuit is over-molded with a polymer material filling the groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Omega S.A.Inventors: Olivier Silvant, Gregory Kissling, Yvan Ferri
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Publication number: 20200393796Abstract: A timepiece including a device for opening a cover including a fixed pendant mounted inside a middle part and a movable pendant for sliding within the fixed pendant towards the center of the case, the movable pendant having a guide element for moving along an axial guide groove, then in a circumferential guide groove into which the axial guide groove opens out and which is delimited by a boundary, such that, when the movable pendant is pushed, this movable pendant can be firstly displaced axially, then pivoted by an angle defined by the place at which the guide element abuts against the boundary, the movable pendant having a helical groove which comes into contact with at least one pin arranged with a clearance between the movable pendant and the locking spring and which is axially displaced towards the locking spring when the movable pendant is pushed, then pivoted, such that the pin presses against the locking spring and releases the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: Omega SAInventor: Olivier SILVANT
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Publication number: 20200050153Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system includes a rotating bezel, a toothed ring having a toothing provided with a plurality of teeth regularly distributed over an edge of the toothed ring, and a spring ring which extends in a plane in which it is capable of deforming elastically along a radius. The spring ring cooperates elastically with the toothed ring. The spring ring includes at least two lugs, each lug being configured to be elastically and radially engaged with the toothing of the toothed ring in at least one position of the bezel. At least two lugs are offset from each other by an offset angle, the or each offset angle between two successive lugs having a value different from an integer sub-multiple of 360 degrees, such that, in each position of the bezel, only one lug is elastically and radially engaged with the toothing of the toothed ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Omega SAInventor: Olivier SILVANT
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Publication number: 20190294113Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system intended to be rotatably mounted on a middle part of a watch case inside which is housed a timepiece movement which extends in a plane, including a rotating bezel, an annular holding ring, a toothed ring, and at least one elastic arm of which a free end is elastically and radially meshed with the toothed ring, said toothed ring and said at least one elastic arm being held in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of the movement in the bezel by the annular holding ring, either the toothed ring or the elastic arm being arranged to be angularly joined to the rotating bezel, and other being arranged to be angularly joined to the case middle; wherein the elastic arm is formed of a flat strip-spring mounted in a cantilever arrangement in the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: OMEGA SAInventor: Olivier SILVANT
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Publication number: 20190294115Abstract: An annular retaining ring for a rotating bezel system, intended to cooperate with an external cylindrical surface of a case middle part of a watch case to allow rotation of the rotating bezel on the case middle, the annular ring including a device for guiding rotation of the rotating bezel around the case middle; wherein the annular ring further includes a device configured to brake rotation of the rotating bezel around the case middle and to dampen sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Omega SAInventor: Olivier SILVANT
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Publication number: 20190294114Abstract: An annular rotating bezel system to be rotatably mounted on a case middle of a watch case inside which is housed a timepiece movement which extends in a plane, including a rotating bezel, an annular holding ring, a toothed ring, and a spring ring which extends in a plane in which it is capable of deforming elastically along a radius, the spring ring cooperating elastically with the toothed ring, the toothed ring and the spring ring being held in an axial direction perpendicular to the plane of the movement in the bezel by the annular holding ring, either the toothed ring or the spring ring being arranged to be angularly joined to the rotating bezel, and the other being arranged to be angularly joined to the case middle, wherein the spring ring has a thinned portion to increase the flexibility of the spring ring in its plane, the thinned portion having a tooth elastically and radially meshed with the toothed ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: OMEGA SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Publication number: 20190271954Abstract: An external assembly element of a timepiece made from a first material, including a groove in which a communication circuit is arranged, wherein the communication circuit is over-molded with a polymer material filling the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: OMEGA SAInventors: Olivier SILVANT, Gregory KISSLING, Yvan FERRI
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Patent number: 10345762Abstract: A timepiece including a case middle, a bezel, rotatably mounted on the case middle, and an actuation member including a cover capable of adopting a retracted position and a deployed position relative to the case middle, the cover being provided with a bearing surface actuatable by the user's finger, wherein the cover includes a shoulder distinct from the bearing surface, the shoulder being intended to cooperate with the bezel when the cover is in the retracted position.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Omega SAInventors: Gregory Kissling, Jean Baebler, Olivier Silvant, Sebastien Briswalter
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Publication number: 20180046145Abstract: A timepiece including a case middle, a bezel, rotatably mounted on the case middle, and an actuation member including a cover capable of adopting a retracted position and a deployed position relative to the case middle, the cover being provided with a bearing surface actuatable by the user's finger, wherein the cover includes a shoulder distinct from the bearing surface, the shoulder being intended to cooperate with the bezel when the cover is in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Omega SAInventors: Gregory KISSLING, Jean BAEBLER, Olivier SILVANT, Sebastien BRISWALTER
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Patent number: 9501037Abstract: A timepiece case band including a peripheral shoulder in which an annular rotating bezel system is rotatably mounted. The rotating bezel system is an independent module including an annular bezel, an annular support element, a toothed element, and a spring mechanism cooperating elastically with a snap-fit mechanism, the spring mechanism and the toothed element being axially retained by the bezel and/or the support element. The rotating bezel system further includes a securing mechanism securing the spring mechanism, support element, and bezel to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Omega SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Publication number: 20150185702Abstract: A timepiece case band including a peripheral shoulder in which an annular rotating bezel system is rotatably mounted. The rotating bezel system is an independent module including an annular bezel, an annular support element, a toothed element, and a spring mechanism cooperating elastically with a snap-fit mechanism, the spring mechanism and the toothed element being axially retained by the bezel and/or the support element. The rotating bezel system further includes a securing mechanism securing the spring mechanism, support element, and bezel to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: Omega SAInventor: Olivier Silvant
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Patent number: 8777480Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece comprising a middle part (30) closed by a back cover and a crystal, said middle part (30) comprising a peripheral shoulder (34) in which a groove (37) is arranged, said groove being disposed on a surface of the shoulder parallel to the central axis of the middle part (C), said timepiece comprising a rotating bezel system (20) rotatably mounted on said peripheral shoulder, characterised in that said rotating bezel system includes a bezel ring (40, 41) provided with at least a first recess (46) disposed on a surface of the bezel intended to face said groove when said rotating bezel system (20) is fitted onto the middle part, said rotating bezel system (20) further comprising a spring means (80) extending both into said at least one first recess (46) of the bezel and at the same time into the groove (37) in the middle part so as to hold the rotating bezel system (20) on the middle part (30) of the timepiece.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Omega S.A.Inventor: Olivier Silvant