Patents by Inventor Stephane Leoni
Stephane Leoni 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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Patent number: 9977403Abstract: A watch case includes a case middle, a bezel, and an external element at least partially disposed between the case middle and the bezel. The bezel includes at least one hollow revealing the external element. The external element is attached directly to the case middle, independently of an attachment of the bezel to the case middle.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: ETA SA Manufacturing Horlogere SuisseInventors: Stephane Leoni, Sebastian Studer
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Patent number: 9886004Abstract: A device for attachment of a timepiece movement to a watch case, including a peripheral attachment element of the movement positioned in abutment on an axial bearing surface of the case. The device includes thermoformed studs integral with the case having a mushroom shape at an end thereof providing an axial retaining surface acting as a rivet to hold the peripheral attachment element of the movement against the axial bearing surface of the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: ETA SA Manufacturing Horlogere SuisseInventors: Thierry Altenhoven, Andre Kaltenrieder, Stephane Leoni
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Publication number: 20170205770Abstract: A watch case includes a case middle, a bezel, and an external element at least partially disposed between the case middle and the bezel. The bezel includes at least one hollow revealing the external element. The external element is attached directly to the case middle, independently of an attachment of the bezel to the case middle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Stephane LEONI, Sebastian STUDER
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Patent number: 9354614Abstract: A display module for a timepiece, including a dial, on a lower face of which is secured a digital information display device, a solar cell, and a plate. The solar cell is accommodated in the plate such that the solar cell is underneath and at a small distance from the dial. The assembly formed by the dial and the digital information display device is disposed atop the solar cell.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Fabian Dubois, Jean Laconte, Martin Jufer, Stephane Leoni, Marc Schlappach, Mile Vidovic
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Publication number: 20160062315Abstract: A device for attachment of a timepiece movement to a watch case, including a peripheral attachment element of the movement positioned in abutment on an axial bearing surface of the case. The device includes thermoformed studs integral with the case having a mushroom shape at an end thereof providing an axial retaining surface acting as a rivet to hold the peripheral attachment element of the movement against the axial bearing surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSEInventors: Thierry ALTENHOVEN, Andre KALTENRIEDER, Stephane LEONI
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Patent number: 8976628Abstract: The wristwatch (1) is provided with an electrical connector (5), which is connected via a connection element (15) to at least one electronic circuit and/or to a rechargeable battery which are disposed inside the watch case. The electrical connector (5) is a female USB electrical connector, which is disposed on an inner surface of the bracelet (4), and where the bracelet is fixed to the middle part (3) of the watch case. The inner surface of the bracelet comes into contact with the user's wrist when the watch is worn. The connection element (15) passes through the middle part to connect a contact area of the electrical connector to the electronic circuit and/or the rechargeable battery inside the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Stephane Leoni, Thierry Bonnet
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Publication number: 20150003217Abstract: Device for fastening a bracelet strand to a case of a watch. The device includes at least one fastening element allowing this bracelet strand to be detached from this case when this fastening element is subjected to a predetermined force or moment. Wristwatch including a case and at least one bracelet strand pivotally hinged about a shoulder of a pin forming such a device. This pin is a sacrificial pin which includes, on this shoulder, at least one area of mechanical resistance lower than the lowest mechanical resistance of this case and than the lowest mechanical resistance of this bracelet strand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSEInventors: Stephane LEONI, Thierry ALTENHOVEN, Raphael BALMER, Martin JUFER, Damien SCHMUTZ
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Patent number: 8817580Abstract: A timepiece assembly including centring pins integral with a bottom plate, each arranged to cooperate with radial and tangential play with an oblong groove in a dial, for the relative positioning of the dial with respect to the bottom plate, and a holding means integral with the bottom plate, arranged to cooperate with a complementary holding device integral with the dial, the holding device and/or complementary holding device including an elastic return device for pressing the dial resting onto the bottom plate. The elastic return device has tangential mobility in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the bottom plate and to a radial line connecting the center of the bottom plate to the elastic return device.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère SuisseInventors: Stephane Leoni, Thierry Altenhoven
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Publication number: 20140160896Abstract: The wristwatch (1) is provided with an electrical connector (5), which is connected via a connection element (15) to at least one electronic circuit and/or to a rechargeable battery which are disposed inside the watch case. The electrical connector (5) is a female USB electrical connector, which is disposed on an inner surface of the bracelet (4), and where the bracelet is fixed to the middle part (3) of the watch case. The inner surface of the bracelet comes into contact with the user's wrist when the watch is worn. The connection element (15) passes through the middle part to connect a contact area of the electrical connector to the electronic circuit and/or the rechargeable battery inside the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Stephane LEONI, Thierry Bonnet
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Publication number: 20140029393Abstract: Timepiece assembly (100) comprising centring pins (3) integral with a bottom plate (1), each arranged to cooperate with radial and tangential play with an oblong groove (4) in a dial (2), for the relative positioning of said dial with respect to said bottom plate (1), and a holding means (5) integral with said bottom plate (1), arranged to cooperate with a complementary holding means (6) integral with said dial (2), said holding means (5) and/or complementary holding means (6) comprising an elastic return means (7) for pressing said dial (82) resting onto said bottom plate (1). Said elastic return means (7) has tangential mobility in a plane (PT) perpendicular to the plane (P) of said bottom plate (2) and to a radial line (R) connecting the centre (O) of said bottom plate (2) to said elastic return means (7).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Stephane Leoni, Thierry Altenhoven