Patents by Inventor Simon Springer
Simon Springer 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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Publication number: 20210080908Abstract: A display mechanism of a watch including at least one indicator member and a drive member assembly. The indicator member is mounted to rotate about a first axis of rotation and is configured to indicate a time. The indicator member also has a second axis of rotation extending along the indicator member and a rotary element mounted to rotate about the second axis of rotation. The drive assembly includes a first drive member and a second drive member such that the first drive member drives the rotary element when it is moving about the first axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Cedric NICOLAS, Simon SPRINGER, Ahmad ODEH, Michel WILLEMIN
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Publication number: 20210054518Abstract: A method for producing metal decorations on a curved dial made of insulating material includes forming, by a method of the LIGA-UV type, a mould made of photosensitive resin and of galvanically depositing a layer of at least one metal from the conductive layer in order to form a block substantially reaching the upper surface of the photosensitive resinType: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Elias LAFORGE, Simon SPRINGER
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Publication number: 20200264566Abstract: The present invention relates to a covering element for a portable object made of a first material, the first material being a ceramic material having a first color, characterized in that the surface of said covering element is at least partially treated so as to exhibit at least one conversion having a different color from the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Loic CURCHOD, Cedric FAURE, Michel WILLEMIN, Simon SPRINGER
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Patent number: 10743625Abstract: A method for assembling a stone on a setting support, the stone being cut to exhibit a table, a crown, a girdle and a pavilion. A substrate with a recess for the stone, the recess forming, between the substrate and the stone, a peripheral free space in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, the peripheral free space including a bottom having a conductive surface. Electroplating, in the peripheral free space, a metal layer in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, so as to confine the girdle in the metal layer to form, around the girdle, the setting support. The stone and its setting support are released from the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Stewes Bourban, Pascal Grossenbacher, Jean-Claude Martin, Vladislav Spassov, Cecile Barron, Lionel Blaser, Yann Caloz, Cyrille Gernez, Stephane Lauper, Ahmad Odeh, Simon Springer
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Patent number: 10736389Abstract: A method for assembling a stone on to a mounting includes sinking the stone into an adhesive layer on a substrate and then positioning a setting sheet around the stone above the adhesive layer so as to form a peripheral free space between the setting sheet and the stone, at least at the level of the girdle and of areas of the crown and the pavilion adjacent to the girdle. Then, a metallic layer is deposited in the peripheral free space from the setting sheet, at least at the level of the girdle and of the areas of the crown and the pavilion adjacent to the girdle, such that the metallic layer and the setting sheet form the mounting.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Stewes Bourban, Pascal Grossenbacher, Jean-Claude Martin, Vladislav Spassov, Cecile Barron, Lionel Blaser, Yann Caloz, Cyrille Gernez, Stephane Lauper, Ahmad Odeh, Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20190133270Abstract: A method for assembling a stone on a setting support, the stone being cut to exhibit a table, a crown, a girdle and a pavilion. A substrate with a recess for the stone, the recess forming, between the substrate and the stone, a peripheral free space in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, the peripheral free space including a bottom having a conductive surface. Electroplating, in the peripheral free space, a metal layer in the vicinity of the girdle and of the zones of the crown and of the pavilion contiguous to the girdle, so as to confine the girdle in the metal layer to form, around the girdle, the setting support. The stone and its setting support are released from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Stewes BOURBAN, Pascal GROSSENBACHER, Jean-Claude MARTIN, Vladislav SPASSOV, Cecile BARRON, Lionel BLASER, Yann CALOZ, Cyrille GERNEZ, Stephane LAUPER, Ahmad ODEH, Simon SPRINGER
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Publication number: 20190133271Abstract: A method for assembling a stone on to a mounting, the stone being cut to have a crown, a girdle and a pavilion, the method including providing a substrate including an adhesive layer; positioning the stone on the adhesive layer; heating the adhesive layer; exerting a pressure on the stone; positioning a setting sheet around the stone above the adhesive layer, so as to form a peripheral free space between the setting sheet and the stone, at least at the level of the girdle and of areas of the crown and the pavilion adjacent to the girdle; depositing a metallic layer in the peripheral free space from the setting sheet, at least at the level of the girdle and of the areas of the crown and the pavilion adjacent to the girdle, the metallic layer and the setting sheet forming the mounting; releasing the stone and its mounting from the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Stewes Bourban, Pascal Grossenbacher, Jean-Claude Martin, Vladislav Spassov, Cecile Barron, Lionel Blaser, Yann Caloz, Cyrille Gernez, Stephane Lauper, Ahmad Odeh, Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20190004481Abstract: An external element made from a first material for a wearable object, the first material being an insulating ceramic, wherein a surface of the external element is at least partially treated to include at least one conversion with an electrical conductivity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Loic CURCHOD, Simon SPRINGER
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Publication number: 20170268111Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer, According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Christian MANASTERSKI, Cedric FAURE, Simon SPRINGER, Gerard ROSSIER
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Patent number: 9453939Abstract: Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Pierpasquale Tortora, Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20160131797Abstract: Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Pierpasquale TORTORA, Simon SPRINGER
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Patent number: 9297644Abstract: Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Pierpasquale Tortora, Simon Springer
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Patent number: 9292003Abstract: Set of luminous display hands for a portable object which houses an electrical energy supply source, the set of luminous display hands including first and second superposed luminous display hands each provided with a hole for the passage of a drive arbour, the drive arbour of the second luminous display hand being arranged concentrically inside the drive arbour of the first hand with insertion of an insulating layer between the two drive arbours, the first and second luminous display hands respectively carrying a first and a second light source, the first pole of the first light source being electrically connected to a first terminal of the power supply source via the drive arbour of the first luminous display hand, the second pole of the first light source being connected to the first pole of the second light source via a contact piece, and the second pole of the second light source being connected to the second terminal of the power supply source via the drive arbour of the second luminous display hand.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development LtdInventors: Pierpasquale Tortora, Cédric Faure, Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20150346691Abstract: Set of luminous display hands for a portable object which houses an electrical energy supply source, the set of luminous display hands including first and second superposed luminous display hands each provided with a hole for the passage of a drive arbour, the drive arbour of the second luminous display hand being arranged concentrically inside the drive arbour of the first hand with insertion of an insulating layer between the two drive arbours, the first and second luminous display hands respectively carrying a first and a second light source, the first pole of the first light source being electrically connected to a first terminal of the power supply source via the drive arbour of the first luminous display hand, the second pole of the first light source being connected to the first pole of the second light source via a contact piece, and the second pole of the second light source being connected to the second terminal of the power supply source via the drive arbour of the second luminous display hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Pierpasquale Tortora, Cédric Faure, Simon Springer
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Patent number: 9201401Abstract: A watch including a case in which there is arranged a control system, which includes a time base and is arranged to be able to perform several functions, the watch further including at least two analog display elements and a digital display controlled independently by the control system, the watch further including a control acting on the control system. The watch is arranged in a first, normal operating mode to provide the user with a time indication by the analog display elements driven by the control system fitted with the time base, and the watch is arranged in a second, special operating mode to allow the user to select a function via the control, to display on the digital display a value associated with the selected function, and to move an analog display element opposite the value associated with the selected function.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.Inventor: Simon Springer
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Patent number: 9104180Abstract: A watch including a case in which there is arranged a control system, which includes a time base and is arranged to be able to perform several functions, the watch further including at least two analog display elements and a digital display controlled independently by the control system, the watch further including a control acting on the control system. The watch is arranged in a first, normal operating mode to provide the user with a time indication by the analog display elements driven by the control system fitted with the time base, and the watch is arranged in a second, special operating mode to allow the user to select a function via the control, to display on the digital display a value associated with the selected function, and to move an analog display element opposite the value associated with the selected function.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.Inventor: Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20150131412Abstract: A watch including a case in which there is arranged a control system, which includes a time base and is arranged to be able to perform several functions, the watch further including at least two analogue display elements and a digital display controlled independently by the control system, the watch further including a control acting on the control system. The watch is arranged in a first, normal operating mode to provide the user with a time indication by the analogue display elements driven by the control system fitted with the time base, and the watch is arranged in a second, special operating mode to allow the user to select a function via the control, to display on the digital display a value associated with the selected function, and to move an analogue display element opposite the value associated with the selected function.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.Inventor: Simon Springer
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Publication number: 20150116730Abstract: Device for detecting the position of at least a first and a second hand of an electromechanical watch, said first and second hands moving above a dial, the detection device including a single light source emitting a light beam towards the first and second hands, and a first and a second light detection system, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being mounted on or underneath the dial, the light source and the first and second light detection systems being arranged so that, in a determined position of the first hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the first hand towards the first detection system, and in a determined position of the second hand, the light beam emitted by the light source is reflected by the second hand towards the second detection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD.Inventors: Pierpasquale TORTORA, Simon SPRINGER
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Publication number: 20130051189Abstract: A watch including a case in which there is arranged a control system, which includes a time base and is arranged to be able to perform several functions, the watch further including at least two analogue display elements and a digital display controlled independently by the control system, the watch further including a control acting on the control system. The watch is arranged in a first, normal operating mode to provide the user with a time indication by the analogue display elements driven by the control system fitted with the time base, and the watch is arranged in a second, special operating mode to allow the user to select a function via the control, to display on the digital display a value associated with the selected function, and to move an analogue display element opposite the value associated with the selected function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.Inventor: Simon Springer