Patents by Inventor Pierre-Alain Graemiger

Pierre-Alain Graemiger 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: 11921460
    Abstract: A device (100) for display of an indication of the time or derived from the time includes: a first display mobile unit (10) including a first toothing (11b), a second toothing (11c) and a first disk (12) carrying digits (13) intended to indicate the units of indication of time or derived from time; a second display mobile unit (20) including a third toothing (21b), a fourth toothing (21c) and a second disk (22) carrying digits (23) intended to indicate the tens of indication of time or derived from time; and a mechanism (90) for driving the first and second mobile that includes a command mobile unit (30) including a fifth toothing (30a) adapted to cooperate by obstacle, in particular by meshing, with the first and third toothings, and a second command mobile unit (40) including a sixth toothing (40a) adapted to cooperate by obstacle with the second and fourth toothings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Publication number: 20230315024
    Abstract: A method for operating a counting device (90), such as a countdown device, or a timepiece movement (100) or a timepiece (200), the method including performing a first action on a first control member (C1) causing a first timepiece function to be returned to an initial state, and then performing a second action on the first control member (C1) causing an action of adjusting or winding a second timepiece function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Ludovic Zbylut
  • Publication number: 20220026851
    Abstract: A horological mechanism (110), notably a horological movement or chronograph module, including a couching chain (100) having an epicycloidal train (31, 32, 33, 34) including a first sun wheel (33) fixed to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Julien Cattaneo, Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Publication number: 20210341881
    Abstract: Jumper device (80) for a timepiece device (100) including at least one first arm (81) including a first beak (81a) for positioning a first mobile unit (10), at least one second arm (82) including a second beak (82a) for positioning a second mobile unit (20), an elastic element (84) for returning the first arm and the second arm to configurations positioning the first and second mobile units, and a lever (83; 83?) interfaced between, on the one hand, the elastic return element, and on the other hand, the first and second arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Pierre Villaret
  • Publication number: 20210341880
    Abstract: A device (100) for display of an indication of the time or derived from the time includes: a first display mobile unit (10) including a first toothing (11b), a second toothing (11c) and a first disk (12) carrying digits (13) intended to indicate the units of indication of time or derived from time; a second display mobile unit (20) including a third toothing (21b), a fourth toothing (21c) and a second disk (22) carrying digits (23) intended to indicate the tens of indication of time or derived from time; and a mechanism (90) for driving the first and second mobile that includes a command mobile unit (30) including a fifth toothing (30a) adapted to cooperate by obstacle, in particular by meshing, with the first and third toothings, and a second command mobile unit (40) including a sixth toothing (40a) adapted to cooperate by obstacle with the second and fourth toothings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Patent number: 10261471
    Abstract: A timepiece transmission device (100), particularly for a timepiece mechanism (110) and specifically for an automaton chain (5) of a timepiece movement (120), includes: a first device (1), particularly a first freewheel device (1), for unidirectionally connecting a first portion (1a) to a second portion (1b); and a brake (2) arranged so as to brake, particularly by friction, the first portion in relation to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Pascal Billet, Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Félix Grasser
  • Patent number: 10222758
    Abstract: A device for counting a number of time unit fractions or a number of movement unit fractions of a mobile member (1; 6; A2), the device including (i) a first cam (1) having a first surface (10: (ii) a second surface (20), the second surface being an abutment surface; (iii) a mobile support (4) urged by a spring (R4); (iv) a mobile pawl (3) mounted on the support (4) and urged by a spring (R3) toward the first surface, the pawl (3) being adapted to cooperate with one or the other of the first and second surfaces (10, 20) according to the position of the support (4); and (v) a control system (80) adapted, in a first or non-counting state of the control system, to maintain the support in a first position and, in a second or counting state of the control system, to allow the movement of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Publication number: 20170185046
    Abstract: A device for counting a number of time unit fractions or a number of movement unit fractions of a mobile member (1; 6; A2), the device a first including (i) a first cam (1) having a first surface (10: (ii) a second surface (20), the second surface being an abutment surface; (iii) a mobile support (4) urged by a spring (R4); (iv) a mobile pawl (3) mounted on the support (4) and urged by a spring (R3) toward the first surface, the pawl (3) being adapted to cooperate with one or the other of the first and second surfaces (10, 20) according to the position of the support (4); and (v) a control system (80) adapted, in a first or non-counting state of the control system, to maintain the support in a first position and, in a second or counting state of the control system, to allow the movement of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Publication number: 20170123376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a timepiece transmission device (100), particularly for a timepiece mechanism (110) and specifically for an automaton chain (5) of a timepiece movement (120). Said timepiece transmission device includes: a first device (1), particularly a first freewheel device (1), for unidirectionally connecting a first portion (1a) to a second portion (1b); and a brake (2) arranged so as to brake, particularly by means of friction, the first portion in relation to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Pascal Billet, Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Félix Grasser
  • Patent number: 9507323
    Abstract: A mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, the mechanism including a member (H) for displaying the hours, and/or a member (M) for displaying the minutes, and/or a member (S) for displaying the seconds, and a member (H?) for displaying the stored hours, and/or a member (M?) for displaying the stored minutes, and a member (S?) for displaying the stored seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Frédéric Oulevey
  • Patent number: 9423773
    Abstract: Clock movement (2) comprising a mechanism (3) for indicating and storing the time information, the mechanism comprising a member (S?) for displaying the stored seconds and/or stored fractions of seconds, a first device (MEM1) for storing seconds and/or fractions of seconds, the storage device comprising a first storage mobile (M1) provided with a first storage element (MC1) in direct mesh with an element (12) of a geartrain (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) of the clock movement or a first storage element fixed to an element of a geartrain of the clock movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Patent number: 9285775
    Abstract: A mechanism for correcting a device for displaying time information is described. The display device includes a first display member for displaying current time information and a second display member for displaying stored time information, notably a second display member of the retrograde type. The mechanism includes an isolating device for isolating the first and second display members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Patent number: 9239570
    Abstract: A mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, including a transmission device (7) coupling a time information counting system (5) and a member (S?) for displaying time information adapted to display selectively current time information and stored time information, including: a cam (C); a lever device (L) including a lever (L1), a follower (L2) and a first elastic member (R) urging the lever and the follower into a particular relative position; the lever (L1) being kinematically coupled to the display member (S?) for displaying time information, the follower (L2) being urged against the cam (C) by a second elastic member (RL).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20150016230
    Abstract: A mechanism (3?) for correcting a device for displaying time information, the display device comprising a first display member (M) for displaying first time information and a second display member (M?) for displaying the stored first information, notably a second display member (M?) of the retrograde type, the mechanism comprising an isolating device (LI) for isolating the first and second display members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20150016232
    Abstract: A mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, including a transmission device (7) coupling a time information counting system (5) and a member (S?) for displaying time information adapted to display selectively current time information and stored time information, including: a cam (C); a lever device (L) including a lever (L1), a follower (L2) and a first elastic member (R) urging the lever and the follower into a particular relative position; the lever (L1) being kinematically coupled to the display member (S?) for displaying time information, the follower (L2) being urged against the cam (C) by a second elastic member (RL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
  • Publication number: 20140355394
    Abstract: Clock movement (2) comprising a mechanism (3) for indicating and storing the time information, the mechanism comprising a member (S?) for displaying the stored seconds and/or stored fractions of seconds, a first device (MEM1) for storing seconds and/or fractions of seconds, the storage device comprising a first storage mobile (M1) provided with a first storage element (MC1) in direct mesh with an element (12) of a geartrain (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) of the clock movement or a first storage element fixed to an element of a geartrain of the clock movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Publication number: 20140355393
    Abstract: Mechanism (3) for indicating and storing time information, the mechanism comprising: a member (H) for displaying the hours, and/or a member (M) for displaying the minutes, and/or a member (S) for displaying the seconds, and a member (H?) for displaying the stored hours, and/or a member (M?) for displaying the stored minutes, and a member (S?) for displaying the stored seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ROLEX SA
    Inventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
  • Patent number: 8328414
    Abstract: This timepiece is provided with a device for the adjustment of functions and time indications comprising a selection control (L) for each time indication which has to be adjusted and a control (T) for adjustment of the said selected time indications. At least the selection control (L) or the indication which has to be adjusted is kinematically linked with a selection cam (C1) comprising a profile corresponding to two states 0, 1, corresponding to a non-selection state and a selection state respectively, the control device comprising means (L1, L2, L3) for connecting the adjustment control (T) to each of the selected time indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig
  • Publication number: 20110242947
    Abstract: This timepiece is provided with a device for the adjustment of functions and time indications comprising a selection control (L) for each time indication which has to be adjusted and a control (T) for adjustment of the said selected time indications. At least the selection control (L) or the indication which has to be adjusted is kinematically linked with a selection cam (C1) comprising a profile corresponding to two states 0, 1, corresponding to a non-selection state and a selection state respectively, the control device comprising means (L1, L2, L3) for connecting the adjustment control (T) to each of the selected time indications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig
  • Patent number: 7980756
    Abstract: This timepiece is provided with a device for the adjustment of functions and time indications comprising a selection control (L) for each time indication which has to be adjusted and a control (T) for adjustment of the said selected time indications. At least the selection control (L) or the indication which has to be adjusted is kinematically linked with a selection cam (C1) comprising a profile corresponding to two states 0, 1, corresponding to a non-selection state and a selection state respectively, the control device comprising means (L1, L2, L3) for connecting the adjustment control (T) to each of the selected time indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rolex S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig