Patents by Inventor Stéphane BACHMANN

Stéphane BACHMANN 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: 12607965
    Abstract: A horological movement including a setting stem, a movement winding mechanism, a date display mechanism, a time display mechanism, and a first lever carrying a drive wheel capable of being kinematically connected to the setting stem, and carrying at least one hand-setting wheel to cooperate with the time display mechanism and capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel, and a second lever carrying a date correction mechanism capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel as well as to the date display mechanism, the second lever being pivotably mounted on the first lever and arranged to move between a meshed position in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism and a retracted position in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism, and the setting stem and the first lever and second lever are arranged to occupy three positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Stéphane Bachmann, David Philippon
  • Patent number: 12607966
    Abstract: There is provided a device (100) for maintaining or limiting the shake, in at least one direction, of a timepiece component (30) The device includes a stationary structure (20) arranged to abuttingly receive at least one surface of the component (30), and a rotary bolt (10), cooperating with the stationary structure (20). The rotary bolt (10) is rotatable about an axial direction (A) between a first angular position, referred to as the unlocking position, allowing the component (30) freedom of movement and a second angular position, referred to as the locking position, limiting the travel of the component (30) relative to the stationary structure (20) in the at least one direction, and characterised in that the second angular position, referred to as the locking position, of the rotary bolt (10) is secured by a resilient return (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventor: Stéphane Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20250208575
    Abstract: A horological movement provided with an indicator and includes a mechanism for driving this indicator in jumps, the mechanism including a wheel platform, a rigid part defining a driving finger, and a spring having a first end attached to the wheel platform for rotation therewith and a second end attached to the rigid part for rotation therewith. The mechanism is arranged so that the spring contracts when this spring is loaded to generate a jump by the indicator. An angular displacement of the driving finger relative to the wheel platform is then limited, when the spring is contracted, by an angular stop attached to the wheel platform for rotation therewith. The indicator and the mechanism are arranged so that a jump by the indicator cannot occur, in normal operation, before the angular displacement is stopped by the angular stop, after a loading of the spring preceding this jump, and thus corresponds to a predetermined angular distance (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Théo PENNINO, Stéphane BACHMANN
  • Publication number: 20250208576
    Abstract: A method and device for coupling a rigid element with a spring when assembling or mounting a horological device includes the steps of rigidly attaching the first end of the spring to a support and of positioning the support and the rigid element in an initial relative position in which a coupling member, carried by the spring at its second end, is located on one side of a stressing ramp which is opposite a specific recess in the rigid element and from which the rigid element and the support can undergo a relative movement (MR) in a first direction (D1). A relative movement is applied between the support and the rigid element in the first direction so that the coupling member comes to bear against the stressing ramp and then follows this stressing ramp, which is configured to thus move the coupling member towards the axis of rotation by stressing the spring. The relative movement is continued until the coupling member penetrates at least partially into the specific recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Théo PENNINO, Stéphane BACHMANN
  • Patent number: 12153384
    Abstract: A timepiece including a timepiece mechanism (200) and a display device (100) for displaying a magnitude relating to the timepiece mechanism (200), in combination on wheels (1 2) driven by rotational movements in the same direction of rotation by at least one output (3; 4) of the timepiece mechanism (200), at least one wheel (1; 2) being integral in rotation with an indicator (60) to display a representation of this magnitude by the angular difference between the wheels (1; 2) or between a wheel (1; 2) and a fixed scale, the timepiece mechanism (200) driving, at a given time, a single wheel (1; 2) by a single output (3; 4), the display device (100) driving one of the wheels (1; 2) by another, and the display device and/or the timepiece mechanism can disengage in at least one end-of-travel position of a wheel (1; 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventor: Stéphane Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20240201632
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a device (100) for maintaining or limiting the shake, in at least one direction, of a timepiece component (30), said device comprising a stationary structure (20) arranged to abuttingly receive at least one surface of said component (30), and a rotary bolt (10), cooperating with said stationary structure (20), the rotary bolt (10) being rotatable about an axial direction (A) between a first angular position, referred to as the unlocking position, allowing said component (30) freedom of movement and a second angular position, referred to as the locking position, limiting the travel of said component (30) relative to the stationary structure (20) in said at least one direction, characterised in that said second angular position, referred to as the locking position, of the rotary bolt (10) is secured by resilient return means (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventor: Stéphane BACHMANN
  • Publication number: 20240176301
    Abstract: A horological movement including a setting stem, a movement winding mechanism, a date display mechanism, a time display mechanism, and a first lever carrying a drive wheel capable of being kinematically connected to the setting stem, and carrying at least one hand-setting wheel to cooperate with the time display mechanism and capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel, and a second lever carrying a date correction mechanism capable of being kinematically connected to the drive wheel as well as to the date display mechanism, the second lever being pivotably mounted on the first lever and arranged to move between a meshed position in which the date correction mechanism cooperates with the date display mechanism and a retracted position in which the date correction mechanism is disconnected from the date display mechanism, and the setting stem and the first lever and second lever are arranged to occupy three positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Stéphane BACHMANN, David PHILIPPON
  • Patent number: 11860578
    Abstract: An indicator anti-correction system for a timepiece, the system including a correction mechanism of the indicator and a correction gear configured to mesh with the indicator, the correction mechanism being configured to be connected to a manual correction actuation system and to mesh with the correction gear in a first correction position, the correction mechanism being movably mounted between the first correction position and a second non-correction position, wherein the system further includes a component mounted movable in rotation about an axis, the component having a first end configured to cooperate with at least one protuberance provided on the date indicator or the hour wheel, the component having a second end configured to cooperate with the correction mechanism so as to block the mechanism in an anti-correction position when the first end of the component cooperates with the at least one protuberance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventor: Stéphane Bachmann
  • Patent number: 11556092
    Abstract: A horological mobile component, including around an axis, a first element including a first shoulder and a second element including a second shoulder which cooperates by friction with a third shoulder that is included by a third element interposed between the first element and the second element, this third element includes a fourth shoulder cooperating by friction with the first shoulder or being driven onto this first shoulder, and the diameter of the third shoulder is at least double the diameter of the fourth shoulder, and the second element includes a main hollow defining at least two bearing surfaces each including one or two bearing sectors belonging to the second shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Stéphane Bachmann, Christophe Cattin, Yves-Alain Cosandier, Laurent Kaelin
  • Publication number: 20220291631
    Abstract: A timepiece including a timepiece mechanism (200) and a display device (100) for displaying a magnitude relating to the timepiece mechanism (200), in combination on wheels (1 2) driven by rotational movements in the same direction of rotation by at least one output (3; 4) of the timepiece mechanism (200), at least one wheel (1; 2) being integral in rotation with an indicator (60) to display a representation of this magnitude by the angular difference between the wheels (1; 2) or between a wheel (1; 2) and a fixed scale, the timepiece mechanism (200) driving, at a given time, a single wheel (1; 2) by a single output (3; 4), the display device (100) including internal means for driving one of the wheels (1; 2) by another, and the display device and/or the timepiece mechanism includes means for disengagement in at least one end-of-travel position of a wheel (1; 2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Swiss
    Inventor: Stéphane BACHMANN
  • Publication number: 20210389727
    Abstract: An indicator anti-correction system for a timepiece, the system including a correction mechanism of the indicator and a correction gear configured to mesh with the indicator, the correction mechanism being configured to be connected to a manual correction actuation system and to mesh with the correction gear in a first correction position, the correction mechanism being movably mounted between the first correction position and a second non-correction position, wherein the system further includes a component mounted movable in rotation about an axis, the component having a first end configured to cooperate with at least one protuberance provided on the date indicator or the hour wheel, the component having a second end configured to cooperate with the correction mechanism so as to block the mechanism in an anti-correction position when the first end of the component cooperates with the at least one protuberance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventor: Stéphane BACHMANN
  • Publication number: 20210157275
    Abstract: A horological mobile component, including around an axis, a first element including a first shoulder and a second element including a second shoulder which cooperates by friction with a third shoulder that is included by a third element interposed between the first element and the second element, this third element includes a fourth shoulder cooperating by friction with the first shoulder or being driven onto this first shoulder, and the diameter of the third shoulder is at least double the diameter of the fourth shoulder, and the second element includes a main hollow defining at least two bearing surfaces each including one or two bearing sectors belonging to the second shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Stéphane BACHMANN, Christophe CATTIN, Yves-Alain COSANDIER, Laurent KAELIN