Patents by Inventor Roger Willemin

Roger Willemin 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: 11903459
    Abstract: A wearable object including a middle of a case, a bracelet, and a fastening system for removably securing the bracelet to the middle, the middle including two longitudinal cavities configured to form a slide-bar and receive a hooking head of the bracelet of complementary shape and configured to cooperate by sliding. The fastening system includes elastic casing elements to bolt the axial movement of the hooking head inside the longitudinal cavity, the elastic casing elements including: a rigid bolting protrusion, arranged on an inner wall of each of the longitudinal cavities, cooperating with; two obstacles arranged in the vicinity of an elastic portion of the hooking heads, the obstacles delimiting an inter-obstacle space designed to receive the bolting protrusion and form locking elements of the bolting protrusion; the elastic casing elements being configured to elastically distort the elastic portion of the hooking head during the insertion of the bracelet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Dohan Schlichtig, Roger Willemin
  • Publication number: 20230189941
    Abstract: A wearable object including a middle of a case, a bracelet, and a fastening system for removably securing the bracelet to the middle, the middle including two longitudinal cavities configured to form a slide-bar and receive a hooking head of the bracelet of complementary shape and configured to cooperate by sliding. The fastening system includes elastic casing elements to bolt the axial movement of the hooking head inside the longitudinal cavity, the elastic casing elements including: a rigid bolting protrusion, arranged on an inner wall of each of the longitudinal cavities, cooperating with; two obstacles arranged in the vicinity of an elastic portion of the hooking heads, the obstacles delimiting an inter-obstacle space designed to receive the bolting protrusion and form locking elements of the bolting protrusion; the elastic casing elements being configured to elastically distort the elastic portion of the hooking head during the insertion of the bracelet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Dohan SCHLICHTIG, Roger WILLEMIN
  • Patent number: 9209535
    Abstract: The present invent concerns a portable object comprising at least a middle part and a back cover for confining an electronic module, said electronic module including a plate provided with a housing arranged for receiving an electrical energy accumulator, said electronic module including at least one circuit with at least one electrical contact area, and a connecting contact member for providing an electrical connection between said accumulator and said at least one contact area, said contact member being elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David Correa, Stephane Rychen, Roger Willemin, Jonathan Collaud
  • Patent number: 9063522
    Abstract: A structure for a timepiece includes a middle part and a back cover that confines an electronic or electrical module. The module includes a plate, at least one circuit with at least one electrical contact area, and a connecting contactor. The plate includes a compartment that is arranged to receive an electrical energy accumulator. The connecting contactor provides an electrical connection between the accumulator and the at least one contact area. The contactor is rigid and includes an elastic return that tends to return the contactor to a rest geometry. The contactor includes at least a first arm and at least a second arm that together form a clamp that presses the circuit and the accumulator towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Yvan Ferri, Stephane Rychen, Roger Willemin
  • Patent number: 8873346
    Abstract: An assembly including a watch dial and a bottom plate, the bottom plate being delimited by an upper peripheral rim which is extended downwards by an external peripheral surface, the watch dial being secured to the upper peripheral rim of the bottom plate via at least first and second securing mechanisms, wherein the first securing mechanisms includes a boss provided on the external peripheral surface of the bottom plate, the dial having a peripheral edge via which the dial is held between the head of a nail or a screw and the upper peripheral rim of the bottom plate, the head of the nail or screw being extended by a shank which is housed in the boss of the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David Correa, Yvan Ferri, Stephane Rychen, Roger Willemin
  • Publication number: 20140127952
    Abstract: The present invent concerns a portable object comprising at least a middle part and a back cover for confining an electronic module, said electronic module including a plate provided with a housing arranged for receiving an electrical energy accumulator, said electronic module including at least one circuit with at least one electrical contact area, and a connecting contact member for providing an electrical connection between said accumulator and said at least one contact area, said contact member being elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: David CORREA, Stephane Rychen, Roger Willemin, Jonathan Collaud
  • Publication number: 20140016446
    Abstract: Assembly comprising a watch dial (1) and a bottom plate (2), the bottom plate (2) being delimited by an upper peripheral rim (4) which is extended downwards by an external peripheral surface (6), the watch dial (1) being secured to the upper peripheral rim (4) of the bottom plate (2) via at least first and second securing means, said assembly being characterized in that the first securing means comprises a boss (18) provided on the external peripheral surface (6) of the bottom plate (2), the dial (1) having a peripheral edge (10) via which the dial is held between the head (14; 24) of a nail or a screw (12; 22) and the upper peripheral rim (4) of the bottom plate (2), the head (14; 24) of the nail or screw (12; 22) being extended by a shank (16; 26) which is housed in the boss (18) of the bottom plate (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: David CORREA, Yvan FERRI, Stephane RYCHEN, Roger WILLEMIN
  • Publication number: 20130272101
    Abstract: Structure (1) for a timepiece (100) comprising at least a middle part (2) and a back cover (3) for confining an electronic or electrical module (10), which in turn comprises a plate (4), a compartment (41) of which is arranged to receive an electrical energy accumulator (5), said module (10) further including at least one circuit (6) with at least one electrical contact area (7), and a connecting contactor (8) for providing an electrical connection between a said accumulator (5) and said at least one contact area (7), said contactor (8) being rigid and comprising an elastic return means tending to return said contactor to a rest geometry. Said contactor (8) includes at least a first arm (82) and at least a second arm (86) together forming a clamp for pressing said circuit (6) and said accumulator (5) towards each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Yvan FERRI, Stephane RYCHEN, Roger WILLEMIN
  • Patent number: 6934221
    Abstract: Date mechanism for a timepiece such as a wristwatch including two superposed respectively lower (6) and upper (4) date rings, whose surface is divided into a plurality of sectors, the upper ring (4) including sixteen sectors, fifteen of which respectively bear fifteen successive markings of a cycle of 31 positions, and the sixteenth of which is an extra sector having an open or transparent aperture (8), whereas the lower ring (6) includes seventeen sectors, sixteen of which bear respectively the other sixteen markings of the cycle of 31 positions, and the seventeenth of which is an extra sector, each of said rings cooperating with drive means such that the markings appear successively in a display zone (20) the date mechanism further including a jumper-effect stopping device (22) able to stop each ring (4, 6) in any desired position, the date mechanism being characterised in that one location on the upper ring (4) and one location on the lower ring (6) is provided with a thinned tooth (14) and (16), located b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Roger Willemin, Roger Metzger, Marco Bettelini
  • Patent number: 6925032
    Abstract: Date mechanism for a timepiece such as a wristwatch including two superposed respectively upper (4) and lower (6) date rings, whose surface is divided into a plurality of sectors, the upper ring (4) including sixteen sectors, fifteen of which respectively bear fifteen successive markings of a cycle of 31 positions, and the sixteenth of which is an extra sector having an open or transparent aperture (8), whereas the lower ring (6) includes seventeen sectors, sixteen of which bear respectively the other sixteen markings of the cycle of 31 positions, and the seventeenth of which is an extra sector, each of said rings (4, 6) cooperating with drive means such that the markings of the lower ring appear successively in a display zone (30), the date mechanism being wherein each ring (4, 6) includes two peripheral toothings extending along two stepped, respectively upper and lower rows, the teeth (10, 12) of the upper and lower rows of the upper ring (4) being superposed, whereas the teeth (18, 20) of the upper and lo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Roger Willemin, Roger Metzger, Marco Bettelini
  • Publication number: 20050111302
    Abstract: Date mechanism for a timepiece such as a wristwatch including two superposed respectively lower (6) and upper (4) date rings, whose surface is divided into a plurality of sectors, the upper ring (4) including sixteen sectors, fifteen of which respectively bear fifteen successive markings of a cycle of 31 positions, and the sixteenth of which is an extra sector having an open or transparent aperture (8), whereas the lower ring (6) includes seventeen sectors, sixteen of which bear respectively the other sixteen markings of the cycle of 31 positions, and the seventeenth of which is an extra sector, each of said rings cooperating with drive means such that the markings appear successively in a display zone (20) the date mechanism further including a jumper-effect stopping device (22) able to stop each ring (4, 6) in any desired position, the date mechanism being characterised in that one location on the upper ring (4) and one location on the lower ring (6) is provided with a thinned tooth (14) and (16), located b
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Roger Willemin, Roger Metzger, Marco Bettelini
  • Publication number: 20050111303
    Abstract: Date mechanism for a timepiece such as a wristwatch including two superposed respectively upper (4) and lower (6) date rings, whose surface is divided into a plurality of sectors, the upper ring (4) including sixteen sectors, fifteen of which respectively bear fifteen successive markings of a cycle of 31 positions, and the sixteenth of which is an extra sector having an open or transparent aperture (8), whereas the lower ring (6) includes seventeen sectors, sixteen of which bear respectively the other sixteen markings of the cycle of 31 positions, and the seventeenth of which is an extra sector, each of said rings (4, 6) cooperating with drive means such that the markings of the lower ring appear successively in a display zone (30), the date mechanism being wherein each ring (4, 6) includes two peripheral toothings extending along two stepped, respectively upper and lower rows, the teeth (10, 12) of the upper and lower rows of the upper ring (4) being superposed, whereas the teeth (18, 20) of the upper and lo
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Roger Willemin, Roger Metzger, Marco Bettelini