Patents by Inventor Philippe Loetscher

Philippe Loetscher 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).

  • Publication number: 20250138484
    Abstract: A control device (1) for a watch including a crown (2) mounted movably in a support part (3) of this device (1) and intended to be fixed with respect to the movement of the watch, the crown (2) being capable of being displaced axially with respect to its longitudinal axis (A) towards a control position in which a rotational drive element (8) of the crown (2) is capable of cooperating with a ring (10) mounted movably in a casing ring (29) of a control member (4) of the device (1), the ring (10) being configured to actuate a mechanism of the watch movement implementing a function of the watch when the crown (2) is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventors: Philippe LOETSCHER, Félicien VILLARD
  • Publication number: 20250138485
    Abstract: A system (1) for operating a horological movement of a watch, which system including a coupling device (40) configured to operate at least one function of this movement by including a control device (2) and a support piece (3) intended to be unmoving relative to the horological movement of the watch and in which piece (3) this control device (2) is movably mounted, the control device (2) including a gripping element (7) capable of being driven in a rotational motion, a first drive element (31) including the first coupling end (32) and the first drive zone (36), and a second drive element (8) mounted such that it is rigidly connected to the gripping element (7), this second drive element (8) including the second coupling end (33) and the second drive zone (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Philippe LOETSCHER, Félicien Villard
  • Publication number: 20250138479
    Abstract: An operating device (1) for a watch including a control member (2) mounted movably in a support piece (3) of the device (1), the piece (2) being intended to be unmoving relative to the horological movement of the watch, the control member (2) including a gripping element (7), a drive element (8) rigidly connected to the gripping element (7) and a transmission member (31) being rotated by the drive element (8), the transmission member (31) being configured to cooperate with a member for actuating a manual winding mechanism of the device (1), capable of storing mechanical energy, in order to operate a first function of the watch, and with a hand-setting member of the device (1) to control a second function of the watch, and the drive element (8) being configured to cooperate with an operating member (4) to operate third and fourth functions of the watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Philippe LOETSCHER, Félicien VILLARD
  • Patent number: 12253830
    Abstract: A timepiece and a tool to separate a back from a middle, which jointly delimit a watch case of this timepiece, inside which a horological movement is housed, this tool having the appearance of a wedge, i.e. an acute-shaped part formed by a first face and a second face which intersect at an angle of less than 90° and which are connected to one another by a rounded portion, the first face of the tool being oriented such that it extends parallel to a mean plane wherein the horological movement is located when an horologist engages this tool between the back and the middle in order to separate this back from this middle, the rounded portion being connected to the second face by a curved portion, the curvature whereof is directed towards the inside of a surface delimited by the first and second faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 12055898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a wristlet strand to a watch case, the device being arranged to be attached to a bar, the wristlet strand being attached to the bar through attaching means. According to the invention, the attaching means are formed by a support integral with the wristlet strand, a pull-out piece arranged to cooperate with said support so as to close the support, the support comprising a channel capable of receiving the bar, and in that they comprise a pair of magnets disposed on the support and the pull-out piece so as to hold the pull-out piece against the support and allow the pull-out piece to switch from a closed position wherein the bar is held in the channel to an open position wherein the bar is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 11982978
    Abstract: A system for fastening a horological movement of generally circular shape in a watch case, this fastening system including a casing ring wherein the horological movement is disposed, the casing ring extending between an upper portion and a lower portion, the horological movement being fastened in the lower portion of the casing ring using a first and a second fastening device disposed at two opposite ends of a diameter of the horological movement, at least a third fastening device, angularly offset relative to the first and second fastening device and fastened in the upper portion of the casing ring, allowing the horological movement to be blocked in the casing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 11896093
    Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second hinged blades (1, 2) between a closed wearing position and at least one open position, the first blade carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand, the second lower blade being connected to a loop (3) at its second end, the loop defining a passage for a second wristlet strand and carrying a stud (31) intended to be inserted into an adapted hole in the wristlet strand to define a point for anchoring the latter to the clasp. A locking member (12) holds the first and second blades in their closed position. A carriage (4) is connected to the second end of the second blade and slides in the loop switching from first and second indexed positions to define at least two predefined positions associated with a predefined useful length of the wristlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 11822291
    Abstract: A watch including a case (6) having a push-piece (8), movable in a radial direction, and a device (14) for locking the push-piece. The locking device includes a locking member (16) rotatably mounted about a central axis of the case and arranged to be actuated between a locking position, wherein the push-piece is stopped or blocked by the locking device so that the function cannot be activated by actuation of the control member, and an unlocking position wherein the push-piece is released and can then be actuated in said radial direction to allow the function to be activated. A rotating bezel (20) and the locking member are coaxial arranged so that they can each be rotatably actuated by the user independently of each other. Thus, the rotating bezel is independent of the locking function and can thus be dedicated to the chronograph mechanism and be in particular useful for diving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Philippe Loetscher, Christophe Plancherel
  • Patent number: 11812828
    Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second blades (1, 2) hinged relative to each other, the first blade (1) further including locking means for holding the first and second blades (1, 2) in their closed position at its second end, and the second blade (2) carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand at its second end. The first and second blades are hinged together by movable blades (3, 4) by a first of their respective ends, the hinged blades being connected to the first and second blades via a first hinge (A1) and a second hinge (A2), the hinge (A1, A2) being angularly delimited by stops respectively formed on the first end of the first and second blades and on the second end of the movable blades so as to define two predefined wearing positions depending on the size of the wrist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Publication number: 20230108801
    Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second blades (1, 2) hinged relative to each other, the first blade (1) further including locking means for holding the first and second blades (1, 2) in their closed position at its second end, and the second blade (2) carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand at its second end. The first and second blades are hinged together by movable blades (3, 4) by a first of their respective ends, the hinged blades being connected to the first and second blades via a first hinge (A1) and a second hinge (A2), the hinge (A1, A2) being angularly delimited by stops respectively formed on the first end of the first and second blades and on the second end of the movable blades so as to define two predefined wearing positions depending on the size of the wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe LOETSCHER
  • Publication number: 20230109520
    Abstract: A wristlet clasp (100), of the folding buckle type, including first and second hinged blades (1, 2) between a closed wearing position and at least one open position, the first blade carrying a member for fastening a first wristlet strand, the second lower blade being connected to a loop (3) at its second end, the loop defining a passage for a second wristlet strand and carrying a stud (31) intended to be inserted into an adapted hole in the wristlet strand to define a point for anchoring the latter to the clasp. A locking member (12) holds the first and second blades in their closed position. A carriage (4) is connected to the second end of the second blade and slides in the loop switching from first and second indexed positions to define at least two predefined positions associated with a predefined useful length of the wristlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe LOETSCHER
  • Publication number: 20220260954
    Abstract: A watch including a case (6) having a push-piece (8), movable in a radial direction, and a device (14) for locking the push-piece. The locking device includes a locking member (16) rotatably mounted about a central axis of the case and arranged to be actuated between a locking position, wherein the push-piece is stopped or blocked by the locking device so that the function cannot be activated by actuation of the control member, and an unlocking position wherein the push-piece is released and can then be actuated in said radial direction to allow the function to be activated. A rotating bezel (20) and the locking member are coaxial arranged so that they can each be rotatably actuated by the user independently of each other. Thus, the rotating bezel is independent of the locking function and can thus be dedicated to the chronograph mechanism and be in particular useful for diving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventors: Philippe LOETSCHER, Christophe PLANCHEREL
  • Publication number: 20220083010
    Abstract: A timepiece and a tool to separate a back from a middle, which jointly delimit a watch case of this timepiece, inside which a horological movement is housed, this tool having the appearance of a wedge, i.e. an acute-shaped part formed by a first face and a second face which intersect at an angle of less than 90° and which are connected to one another by a rounded portion, the first face of the tool being oriented such that it extends parallel to a mean plane wherein the horological movement is located when an horologist engages this tool between the back and the middle in order to separate this back from this middle, the rounded portion being connected to the second face by a curved portion, the curvature whereof is directed towards the inside of a surface delimited by the first and second faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe LOETSCHER
  • Publication number: 20220083009
    Abstract: A system for fastening a horological movement of generally circular shape in a watch case, this fastening system including a casing ring wherein the horological movement is disposed, the casing ring extending between an upper portion and a lower portion, the horological movement being fastened in the lower portion of the casing ring using a first and a second fastening device disposed at two opposite ends of a diameter of the horological movement, at least a third fastening device, angularly offset relative to the first and second fastening device and fastened in the upper portion of the casing ring, allowing the horological movement to be blocked in the casing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe LOETSCHER
  • Patent number: 11150606
    Abstract: A timepiece includes a locking device capable of blocking the translation of a valve or of a control member in the position the closest to the central axis of the case. The locking device includes a blocking element capable of undergoing translational displacement along a radial axis between a locking position and an unlocking position, where the member is respectively blocked or free to move in translation, a part mounted such that it can move in rotation about the central axis of the case and intended to be set in rotation by a user, drive device linking the angular displacement of the part mounted such that it can move in rotation to the translational displacement of the blocking element between the locking and unlocking positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Philippe Loetscher, Gregory Kissling
  • Publication number: 20210255586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching a wristlet strand to a watch case, the device being arranged to be attached to a bar, the wristlet strand being attached to the bar through attaching means. According to the invention, the attaching means are formed by a support integral with the wristlet strand, a pull-out piece arranged to cooperate with said support so as to close the support, the support comprising a channel capable of receiving the bar, and in that they comprise a pair of magnets disposed on the support and the pull-out piece so as to hold the pull-out piece against the support and allow the pull-out piece to switch from a closed position wherein the bar is held in the channel to an open position wherein the bar is free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: OMEGA SA
    Inventor: Philippe LOETSCHER
  • Patent number: 10986902
    Abstract: A timepiece or piece of jewelry includes a structure with a set of horns carrying a bar receiving a removable snap-hook fixed to a strand. The bar includes, at a distance from each of the points of attachment to the set of horns, a notch including two sides which limit the lateral travel of a curved beak portion of the snap-hook and limit the angular travel of the snap-hook with respect to the bar, so as to prevent any contact between the snap-hook and the set of horns to which the bar is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 10928780
    Abstract: A push button device including a device for adjusting the angular orientation of the push button head with respect to the watch case, wherein the angular orientation adjustment device includes a friction ring disposed concentrically around the central shaft inside the tube, the friction ring rotates integrally with the central shaft and is free in translation with respect to the central shaft, the friction ring includes an external friction surface in friction contact with an internal wall of the tube, and wherein the central shaft includes a device for actuating the latter in rotation, making it possible to pivot the push button against the frictional forces generated by the friction ring, in order to adjust the angular orientation of the push button head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 10895847
    Abstract: An orientable valve including a device for adjusting the angular orientation of the valve head with respect to the watch case, wherein the device for adjusting the angular orientation of the valve head includes a friction ring disposed between the valve head and the upper step, the friction ring rotates integrally with the shaft and is free in translation with respect to the shaft, the friction ring has a cylindrical external friction surface in friction contact with an internal wall of the tube, and wherein the shaft includes, in its distal portion, a device for actuating the latter in rotation making it possible to pivot the valve to adjust the angular orientation of the valve head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventor: Philippe Loetscher
  • Patent number: 10725429
    Abstract: A timepiece is equipped with a case that includes a case middle, a pusher, and a locking device for this pusher. The pusher is arranged movably in a translational manner in an actuation axis. The locking device contains a blocker that is movable in a translational manner along the actuation axis and with the ability to be displaced between a locking position and an unlocking position, in which positions the pusher is respectively to the locking and unlocking positions blocked and free in translation. The locking device contains in addition a control rotatably mounted in a general plane of the case between a first position and a second position corresponding respectively to the locking and unlocking positions for the blocker, this control containing structure for driving the blocker between its locking and unlocking positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Omega SA
    Inventors: Philippe Loetscher, Gregory Kissling