Patents by Inventor Thomas Cimprich

Thomas Cimprich 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).

  • Oscillator for a clock movement
    Patent number: 9740170
    Abstract: An oscillator (10) includes a spiral spring (11) made from a paramagnetic or diamagnetic material and an assembled balance wheel (12) having a shaft (13) on which the following elements are fitted: a balance wheel (14), a plate (15) and a collet (16) rigidly connected with the spiral spring (11). The maximum diameter (Dmax) of the shaft is less than 3.5, or even 2.5, or even 2 times the minimum diameter (D1) of the shaft on which one of the elements is fitted, or the maximum diameter (Dmax) of the shaft is less than 1.6, or even 1.3 times the maximum diameter (D2) of the shaft on which one of the elements is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: ROLEX SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Benoit Boulenguiez, Thomas Cimprich, Raoul Behrend
  • OSCILLATOR FOR A CLOCK MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20140247704
    Abstract: An oscillator (10) comprising a spiral spring (11) made from a paramagnetic or diamagnetic material and an assembled balance wheel (12) comprising a shaft (13) on which the following elements are fitted: a balance wheel (14), a plate (15) and a collet (16) rigidly connected with said spiral spring (11), characterised in that the maximum diameter (Dmax) of the shaft is less than 3.5, or even 2.5, or even 2 times the minimum diameter (D1) of the shaft on which one of the elements is fitted or in that the maximum diameter (Dmax) of the shaft is less than 1.6, or even 1.3 times the maximum diameter (D2) of the shaft on which one of the elements is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicants: ROLEX S.A., ROLEX S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Bertrand, Benoit Boulenguiez, Thomas Cimprich