Patents by Inventor Valon HOTI

Valon HOTI 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: 11796963
    Abstract: An external watch control device (100) including a crown (1) carrying a first barrel (2) screwed onto a tube (4), coaxially guiding a second barrel (3) includes a driver (7), the first barrel (2) and the second barrel (3) including opposing unidirectional toothing (8; 9), the tube (4) containing a spring (11) tending to move the first barrel (2) away from the driver (7), the unidirectional toothing (8; 9) are at maximum distance when the crown (1) is completely screwed onto the tube (4), and in meshing position when the crown (1) is completely unscrewed, the cooperation between the unidirectional toothing (8; 9) allowing the rotation of the first barrel (3) in a first single direction of rotation of the crown (1), and preventing it in the opposite direction against the spring (11) in the manner of a pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MECO SA
    Inventors: Valon Hoti, Rémy Thiry, Samuel Geiser
  • Patent number: 11703802
    Abstract: A timepiece incudes a crown (4) housed in a cavity (10) provided in the case and open towards the outside, such as a cavity (10) in the side wall of the case (1) of a wristwatch, in the rest position of the crown (4). To bring the crown out of its rest position, the user rotates a rotary knurling-roller (5). The knurling-roller (5) is coupled to a tube (15) wherein is inserted a crown body (18) integral with the crown. The rotation of the knurling-roller actuates rotation as well as translation of the tube, which is linked only in translation to said cylinder (18). The tube displaces the crown in an axial direction without rotating the crown around its central axis (6). At least one control position of the crown and the rod can be reached, by rotating the knurling-roller (5) without having to manually pull the crown outwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: MECO SA
    Inventors: Hervé Avril, Gregory Kissling, Rémy Thiry, Valon Hoti, Samuel Geiser
  • Publication number: 20230143106
    Abstract: A corrector button for a watch case including a socket of axis of revolution having a threading arranged on the outer rim of a portion intended to be fitted by screwing onto a watch case, and having a cavity extending between a first end of the socket and a second end of the socket; a movable control rod engaged in the cavity of the socket and movable in translation along the axis of revolution, the movable control rod including a push-rod, having a rotation organ, and a push-button rigidly connected to the push-rod. The cavity has a portion of polygonal cross-section, and wherein the push-rod of the movable control rod includes a portion having a complementary polygonal cross-section in respect of the portion of polygonal cross-section of the cavity, such that the rotation of the push-rod via the rotation organ drives the rotation of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: MECO SA
    Inventors: Valon HOTI, Rémy THIRY, Samuel GEISER
  • Publication number: 20220334537
    Abstract: An external watch control device (100) including a crown (1) carrying a first barrel (2) screwed onto a tube (4), coaxially guiding a second barrel (3) includes a driver (7), the first barrel (2) and the second barrel (3) including opposing unidirectional toothing (8; 9), the tube (4) containing a spring (11) tending to move the first barrel (2) away from the driver (7), the unidirectional toothing (8; 9) are at maximum distance when the crown (1) is completely screwed onto the tube (4), and in meshing position when the crown (1) is completely unscrewed, the cooperation between the unidirectional toothing (8; 9) allowing the rotation of the first barrel (3) in a first single direction of rotation of the crown (1), and preventing it in the opposite direction against the spring (11) in the manner of a pawl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: MECO SA
    Inventors: Valon HOTI, Rémy THIRY, Samuel GEISER
  • Publication number: 20220206435
    Abstract: A timepiece incudes a crown (4) housed in a cavity (10) provided in the case and open towards the outside, such as a cavity (10) in the side wall of the case (1) of a wristwatch, in the rest position of the crown (4). To bring the crown out of its rest position, the user rotates a rotary knurling-roller (5). The knurling-roller (5) is coupled to a tube (15) wherein is inserted a crown body (18) integral with the crown. The rotation of the knurling-roller actuates rotation as well as translation of the tube, which is linked only in translation to said cylinder (18). The tube displaces the crown in an axial direction without rotating the crown around its central axis (6). At least one control position of the crown and the rod can be reached, by rotating the knurling-roller (5) without having to manually pull the crown outwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: MECO SA
    Inventors: Hervé AVRIL, Gregory KISSLING, Rémy THIRY, Valon HOTI, Samuel GEISER