Patents by Inventor Philippe Vaucher

Philippe Vaucher 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).

  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20260029754
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a timepiece component includes: procuring a block to be machined; forming a timepiece component blank having a shape of revolution about a revolution axis (A); and machining the blank using an off-center laser beam the direction of which is not parallel to the revolution axis (A), does not cross the revolution axis (A) and is not tangential to the blank to be machined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2025
    Publication date: January 29, 2026
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Farine, Philippe Vaucher
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A HOROLOGY ASSEMBLY, AND HOROLOGY ASSEMBLY THUS OBTAINED
    Publication number: 20210165367
    Abstract: A method for production of a horology assembly of two components, comprising (i) supplying a first component (2) being a spring, and comprising at least one element made of elastic material provided with a tongue (20); supplying a second component (3) provided with at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32); permanently assembling the two components. The two components cooperate by means of an obstacle such as to create the assembly, and in particular the tongue is accommodated in the at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Farine, Philippe Vaucher, Vincent Von Niederhäusern
  • Method for production of a horology assembly, and horology assembly thus obtained
    Patent number: 10935931
    Abstract: A method for production of a horology assembly of two components, includes (i) supplying a first component (2) being a spring, and including at least one element made of elastic material provided with a tongue (20); supplying a second component (3) provided with at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32); permanently assembling the two components. The two components cooperate by an obstacle to create the assembly, and in particular the tongue is accommodated in the at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Farine, Philippe Vaucher, Vincent Von Niederhäusern
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A HOROLOGY ASSEMBLY, AND HOROLOGY ASSEMBLY THUS OBTAINED
    Publication number: 20180004159
    Abstract: A method for production of a horology assembly of two components, comprising (i) supplying a first component (2) being a spring, and comprising at least one element made of elastic material provided with a tongue (20); supplying a second component (3) provided with at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32); permanently assembling the two components. The two components cooperate by means of an obstacle such as to create the assembly, and in particular the tongue is accommodated in the at least one cut-out or opening (31, 32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Sylvain Farine, Philippe Vaucher, Vincent Von Niederhäusern