Patents by Inventor Stéphane Kinkio

Stéphane Kinkio 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).

  • Method of producing a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, and element made by the method
    Patent number: 10773476
    Abstract: The method makes it possible to produce a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewelry. This decorated element may be, for example, a watch dial. The method includes the steps of taking a base substrate, and micromachining on said base substrate a mould or decorative partitions in a programmed pattern, and filling the mould or the decorative partitions with at least one filler material to obtain the decorated element. The filler material may be enamel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: OMEGA S.A.
    Inventors: Gregory Kissling, Stephane Lauper, Igor-Emmanuel Uldry, Marc Stranczl, Stephane Kinkio, Sebastien Hostettler, Gilliane Burli
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATED ELEMENT FOR A TIMEPIECE OR PIECE OF JEWELLERY, AND ELEMENT MADE BY THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20160176126
    Abstract: The method makes it possible to produce a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewelry. This decorated element may be, for example, a watch dial. The method includes the steps of taking a base substrate, and micromachining on said base substrate a mould or decorative partitions in a programmed pattern, and filling the mould or the decorative partitions with at least one filler material to obtain the decorated element. The filler material may be enamel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: OMEGA S.A.
    Inventors: Gregory KISSLING, Stephane LAUPER, Igor-Emmanuel ULDRY, Marc STRANCZL, Stephane KINKIO, Sebastien HOSTETTLER, Gilliane BURLI
  • Device for attaching wristband strands to a case
    Patent number: 6712501
    Abstract: Each wristband strand (10, 20) includes at least two studs (12, 14, . . . ) extending perpendicularly to the inner surface of said strand and is each pierced in its median part by a hole (12a, 14a, . . . ) of parallel axis to the strand, each side of the middle part includes recesses (15, 17, . . . ), complementary to the studs including through passages (15a, 17a, . . . ) on the back cover side and blind holes on the crystal side. The studs are fitted into recesses, and locked with U shaped parts (18,28) engaged on the back side cover through the through passages, the holes of the studs and the blind hole. If one desires, this assembly enables a portion of the middle part located at 6 o'clock and/or 12 o'clock to be left entirely free of any attaching means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Management Services AG
    Inventors: Stéphane Kinkio, Steeve Gerber, Clément Meyrat
  • Device for attaching wristband strands to a case
    Publication number: 20030002394
    Abstract: Each wristband strand (10, 20) includes at least two studs (12, 14, . . . ) extending perpendicularly to the inner surface of said strand and is each pierced in its median part by a hole (12a, 14a, . . . ) of parallel axis to the strand, each side of the middle part includes recesses (15, 17, . . . ), complementary to the studs including through passages (15a, 17a, . . . ) on the back cover side and blind holes on the crystal side. The studs are fitted into recesses, and locked with U shaped parts (18,28) engaged on the back side cover through the through passages, the holes of the studs and the blind hole. If one desires, this assembly enables a portion of the middle part located at 6 o'clock and/or 12 o'clock to be left entirely free of any attaching means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG
    Inventors: Stephane Kinkio, Steeve Gerber, Clement Meyrat