Patents by Inventor Pierre Gygax

Pierre Gygax 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: 8845186
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Manufacture et fabrique de montres et chronometres Ulysse Nardin Le Locle SA
    Inventors: Stephane Von Gunten, Pierre Gygax, Lucas Humair
  • Patent number: 8845185
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Manufacture et fabrique de montres et chronometres Ulysse Nardin le Locle SA
    Inventors: Stephane Von Gunten, Pierre Gygax, Lucas Humair
  • Publication number: 20140254331
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MANUFACTURE ET FABRIQUE DE MONTRES ET CHRONOMETRES , ULYSSE NARDIN LE LOCIE SA
    Inventors: Stephane VON GUNTEN, Pierre GYGAX, Lucas HUMAIR
  • Publication number: 20140254330
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MANUFACTURE ET FABRIQUE DE MONTRES ET CHRONOMETRES, ULYSSE NARDIN LE LOCIE SA
    Inventors: Stephane VON GUNTEN, Pierre GYGAX, Lucas HUMAIR
  • Patent number: 8764282
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Manufacture et fabrique de montres et chronometres Ulysse Nardin Le Locle SA
    Inventors: Stéphane Von Gunten, Pierre Gygax, Lucas Humair
  • Patent number: 8414185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical oscillator, in particular for watchmaking, comprising a spiral spring (1) having a number N of turns, a central end (2), an eccentric end (3) and a rotary collet (4), connected to the central end (2), comprising an orifice intended to receive an arbor for rotation about an axis (A), and a balance (7), the axis of rotation of which coincides with the rotation arbor (A), the eccentric end (3) being intended to be integral with a stationary element of the “balance-cock” type, said spiral spring (1) being made up of a single-crystal silicon (Si) core (1a) and at least one peripheral coating (1b) based on a material having a thermoelastic coefficient different from that of silicon, the single-crystal silicon (Si) being oriented along the crystallographic axis {1,1,1} to optimize the temperature coefficient of the mechanical oscillator as a whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Manufacture et Fabrique de Montres et Chronometres Ulysse Nardin le Locle S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Gygax, Marc-Andre Glassey
  • Publication number: 20120106303
    Abstract: A spiral spring (10) for the movement of a watch, includes a plurality of coplanar leaves (10a, 10b) wound into one another. Furthermore, the inner ends of each leaf are rigidly connected to a single collet (12). The leaves (10a, 10b) and the collar (12) are produced as a single part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Stéphane Von Gunten, Pierre Gygax, Lucas Humair
  • Publication number: 20100290320
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanical oscillator, in particular for watchmaking, comprising a spiral spring (1) having a number N of turns, a central end (2), an eccentric end (3) and a rotary collet (4), connected to the central end (2), comprising an orifice intended to receive an arbor for rotation about an axis (A), and a balance (7), the axis of rotation of which coincides with the rotation arbor (A), the eccentric end (3) being intended to be integral with a stationary element of the “balance-cock” type, said spiral spring (1) being made up of a single-crystal silicon (Si) core (1a) and at least one peripheral coating (1b) based on a material having a thermoelastic coefficient different from that of silicon, the single-crystal silicon (Si) being oriented along the crystallographic axis {1,1,1} to optimize the temperature coefficient of the mechanical oscillator as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Manufacture et Fabrique de Montres et Chronometres Ulysse Nardin Le Locle S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Gygax, Marc-Andre Glassey