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).
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Patent number: 11921460Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Publication number: 20230315024Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Ludovic Zbylut
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Publication number: 20220026851Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Julien Cattaneo, Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Publication number: 20210341881Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Pierre Villaret
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Publication number: 20210341880Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Patent number: 10261471Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Pascal Billet, Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Félix Grasser
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Patent number: 10222758Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Publication number: 20170185046Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Publication number: 20170123376Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Pascal Billet, Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Félix Grasser
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Patent number: 9507323Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Frédéric Oulevey
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Patent number: 9423773Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Patent number: 9285775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Patent number: 9239570Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20150016230Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20150016232Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: ROLEX SAInventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Marco La China
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Publication number: 20140355394Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Publication number: 20140355393Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: ROLEX SAInventor: Pierre-Alain Graemiger
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Patent number: 8328414Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig
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Publication number: 20110242947Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: ROLEX S.A.Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig
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Patent number: 7980756Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Rolex S.A.Inventors: Pierre-Alain Graemiger, Arnaud Rosenzweig