Patents by Inventor Philomene Berger

Philomene Berger 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: 8944675
    Abstract: A balance set for a timepiece, with inertia adjustment for adjusting inertia and/or balancing and/or oscillation frequency of the balance, with a balance including an insert inserted into a recess of a felloe connected to a hub by a joining surface. The balance includes on the felloe thereof an elastic holding mechanism including two antagonistic elastic lips which, when stressed, allow insertion of the insert into the recess and which, when released, prevent removal of the insert from the recess. A sprung balance or a timepiece can incorporate such a balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Mallet, Frederic Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomene Berger, Pierre Cusin
  • Publication number: 20130188461
    Abstract: A balance set for a timepiece, with inertia adjustment for adjusting inertia and/or balancing and/or oscillation frequency of the balance, with a balance including an insert inserted into a recess of a felloe connected to a hub by a joining surface. The balance includes on the felloe thereof an elastic holding mechanism including two antagonistic elastic lips which, when stressed, allow insertion of the insert into the recess and which, when released, prevent removal of the insert from the recess. A sprung balance or a timepiece can incorporate such a balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Mallet, Frederic Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomene Berger, Pierre Cusin
  • Patent number: 8491182
    Abstract: The invention relates to a resonator (11) with a balance (13) and balance spring (15) including a balance (13) mounted on a staff (17), a balance spring (15) integral with a collet (14) and mounted on said staff. According to the invention, the collet (14) includes an integral protruding portion or bump (16) forming a pin arranged for cooperating with an escape system. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Philomène Berger, Emmanuel Graf, Daniel Mallet, Frédéric Vaucher, Pierre Cusin
  • Patent number: 8414184
    Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece balance (1), with inertia adjustment including a hub (2) pivoting about a balance staff (3) and a felloe (5), connected to said hub (2) by a joining surface (6). It is wherein said felloe (5) is made in a single piece with said joining surface (6) and said hub (2) in a micro-machinable material, or silicon, or quartz, or a compound thereof, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy obtained by the “LIGA” method, and in that it includes at least a first resilient arm (40) including coupling means (41) arranged for cooperating, in various coupling positions, with complementary coupling means (42) comprised in said felloe (5) to form, in the coupling position, a closed loop, the inertia of which relative to said balance staff (3) is variable according to said coupling positions. The invention also concerns a sprung balance or a timepiece incorporating a balance of this type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nivarox-FAR
    Inventors: Daniel Mallet, Frédéric Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomène Berger, Pierre Cusin
  • Publication number: 20120014229
    Abstract: The invention concerns a timepiece balance (1), with inertia adjustment including a hub (2) pivoting about a balance staff (3) and a felloe (5), connected to said hub (2) by a joining surface (6). It is wherein said felloe (5) is made in a single piece with said joining surface (6) and said hub (2) in a micro-machinable material, or silicon, or quartz, or a compound thereof, or an alloy derived from MEMS technology, or an alloy obtained by the “LIGA” method, and in that it includes at least a first resilient arm (40) including coupling means (41) arranged for cooperating, in various coupling positions, with complementary coupling means (42) comprised in said felloe (5) to form, in the coupling position, a closed loop, the inertia of which relative to said balance staff (3) is variable according to said coupling positions. The invention also concerns a sprung balance or a timepiece incorporating a balance of this type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Nivarox-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel MALLET, Frédéric Tolle, Philippe Barthoulot, Daniel Vicente, Emmanuel Graf, Philomène Berger, Pierre Cusin
  • Publication number: 20110116347
    Abstract: The invention relates to a resonator (11) with a balance (13) and balance spring (15) including a balance (13) mounted on a staff (17), a balance spring (15) integral with a collet (14) and mounted on said staff. According to the invention, the collet (14) includes an integral protruding portion or bump (16) forming a pin arranged for cooperating with an escape system. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: NIVAROX-FAR S.A.
    Inventors: Philomène Berger, Emmanuel Graf, Daniel Mallet, Frédéric Vaucher, Pierre Cusin