Patents by Inventor Pascal Raffy

Pascal Raffy 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: 10895846
    Abstract: A wristwatch is described, including a middle having a side wall, defining a median plane and further having attachment members for securing respective first and second ends of a strap to the middle, and a cover capable of pivoting, relative to the middle, between a first closed position in which the ends of the strap are locked onto the middle, and a second open position in which the ends of the strap are free to be separated from the middle. The cover is arranged so as pivot about a rotational axis parallel to the median plane, each attachment member including a hole provided in the side wall and intended for receiving the corresponding end of the strap by insertion in a direction substantially parallel to the median plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Pascal Raffy
  • Publication number: 20190049901
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wristwatch comprising: a middle having a side wall, defining a median plane and including attachment members for securing respective first and second ends of a strap to the middle, and a cover capable of pivoting, relative to the middle, between a first closed position in which the ends of the strap are locked onto the middle, and a second open position in which the ends of the strap are free to be separated from the middle, the cover being arranged so as pivot about a rotational axis parallel to the median plane, and each attachment member including a hole provided in the side wall and intended for receiving the corresponding end of the strap by insertion in a direction substantially parallel to the median plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Pascal RAFFY
  • Patent number: 9122248
    Abstract: A case for a timepiece, of the wristwatch type, comprises a middle, a back and attachment members for attachment to a bracelet. The back is attached to the middle to pivot between open and closed positions, to use the timepiece as a table clock when it is in the open position. A first attachment member allows the attachment of a chain to use the timepiece as a pocket watch, and a second attachment member comprises at least one recess arranged so that one bracelet end can be inserted therein, in the open position of the back, and locked by the back when it is closed. The invention also relates to the corresponding timepiece and to an assembly comprising such a timepiece associated with adapted bracelet and chain. Advantageously, the transition from any configuration of the timepiece to another configuration can be carried out without using a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Bovet Fleurier, SA
    Inventor: Pascal Raffy
  • Publication number: 20120257482
    Abstract: A case for a timepiece, of the wristwatch type, comprises a middle, a back and attachment members for attachment to a bracelet. The back is attached to the middle to pivot between open and closed positions, to use the timepiece as a table clock when it is in the open position. A first attachment member allows the attachment of a chain to use the timepiece as a pocket watch, and a second attachment member comprises at least one recess arranged so that one bracelet end can be inserted therein, in the open position of the back, and locked by the back when it is closed. The invention also relates to the corresponding timepiece and to an assembly comprising such a timepiece associated with adapted bracelet and chain. Advantageously, the transition from any configuration of the timepiece to another configuration can be carried out without using a tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Pascal RAFFY
  • Patent number: D520383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Bovet Fleurier SA
    Inventor: Pascal Raffy
  • Patent number: D530628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Bovet Fleurier SA
    Inventor: Pascal Raffy
  • Patent number: D876967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Bovet Fleurier SA
    Inventor: Pascal Raffy