Patents by Inventor Wilhelm Salathé

Wilhelm Salathé 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).

  • Radio telephone timepiece including a SIM card
    Patent number: 6224254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio telephone watch (1) intended to be used in a mobile communication system, said watch (1) including a case (2) and a wristband (3) allowing said watch (1) to be worn on the wrist. According to the present invention, this watch further includes a casing (4; 8; 104), associated with a first strand (31) of said wristband (3), capable of receiving, in a removable manner, a SIM card (10) allowing access to said mobile communication system, an electronic module (5) arranged in said watch case (2) and allowing access to data stored in said SIM card (10), and electric connection means (6) between said SIM card (10) and said electronic module (5), integrated in said first strand (31) of the wristband (3). According to the present invention, a device (7; 9) assuring the fastening of said wristband (3) is further advantageously associated with said casing (4; 8; 104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Management Services AG
    Inventors: Nicolas Georges Hayek, Wilhelm Salathé, Rudolf Dinger, Jean-Jacques Born, Dominique Dubugnon