Patents by Inventor Xavier STEHLIN

Xavier STEHLIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230195050
    Abstract: An electronic watch including a case provided with a middle and with a bezel entirely or partially forming a tactile interface, the case including an electronic device including an electronic circuit provided with a substrate wherein a peripheral area of its upper surface forms with the bezel mounted over the middle a hatch within which are included an antenna circuit of a communication module and a tactile control circuit of a tactile control member of the electronic device, the tactile control circuit including at least one cambered element made of a conductive material forming an electrode one end of which is connected to a connection terminal of the tactile control member which is comprised over the peripheral area of the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Xavier STEHLIN
  • Publication number: 20230195049
    Abstract: An electronic watch (1) including a case provided with a bezel (2) entirely or partially forming a tactile interface of the watch (1), the bezel (2) including an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) and being provided with a body (5) including inner and outer faces (16, 17), the inner face (16) including a tactile control circuit (13) of a tactile control member (8) of this watch (1) and the outer face (17) including at least one tactile area (18a, 18b), the tactile control circuit (13) including at least one layer made of a conductive material forming an electrode (22) located beneath the at least one tactile area (18a, 18b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventor: Xavier STEHLIN
  • Publication number: 20230198566
    Abstract: A portable electronic object (1) including a case (3) provided with an external part element (2) entirely or partially forming a tactile interface of said electronic object (1), the external part element including a hollow body containing a substrate (5) over which are formed an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) of the object (1) and a tactile control circuit (13) of a tactile control member (8) of this object (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventor: Xavier STEHLIN
  • Publication number: 20230195048
    Abstract: An electronic watch (1) including a case provided with a bezel (2) forming totally or partially a touch interface of said watch (1), the bezel (2) including an antenna circuit (10) of a communication module (6) of the watch (1) and a flange provided with a touch control circuit (13) of a touch control organ (8) of the watch (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventor: Xavier STEHLIN
  • Patent number: 11537087
    Abstract: A method and device for determining a constant parameter of an inhibition value for adjusting the device operating frequency of a watch equipped with a quartz oscillator. The following steps are performed by a self-calibration circuit of the electronic watch device: from a first external pulse and a second external pulse received from a system external to the watch and separated by a measurement time, corresponding to a reference number of reference periods for a periodic calibration signal derived from the time-measurement signal and having a calibration frequency derived from the natural frequency of the quartz oscillator, determining a calibration parameter representative of a ratio between a calibration period and a reference period for the periodic calibration signal, and determining a constant inhibition parameter as a function of the calibration parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Francois Klopfenstein, Xavier Stehlin
  • Publication number: 20220373978
    Abstract: Provided is a system for setting an electronic watch, the system includes a portable electronic appliance provided with a near-field communication device and a microcontroller configured to control said device. The watch includes a near-field communication module and a microcontroller configured to exchange electric signals with this module, said watch and said appliance being configured to be connected, in the near field, with one another in order to carry out the setting operation for the watch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Pascal Lagorgette, Xavier Stehlin
  • Publication number: 20220373979
    Abstract: Provided is a watch provided with a case comprising at least one pair of horns, a horological movement and a near field communication module configured to perform contactless electronic transactions, said communication module being connected to the movement by being arranged between the horns of said at least one pair of horns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
    Inventors: Pascal LAGORGETTE, Xavier STEHLIN
  • Publication number: 20210232100
    Abstract: A display system (100) for a watch (200) and preferably of a watch (200) including a display device (110) configured to display an item of information, a pointing device (120) disposed above the display device (110) so as to define an overlap zone (130) and at least one movable element (140) disposed completely or partially above the display device (110) and at the periphery of the overlap zone (130) so as not to interfere with the capacitive or inductive field of the pointing device (120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE
    Inventors: Pascal LAGORGETTE, Xavier Stehlin, Romain Besuchet, Raphaël Balmer
  • Publication number: 20200096951
    Abstract: A method and device for determining a constant parameter of an inhibition value for adjusting the device operating frequency of a watch equipped with a quartz oscillator. The following steps are performed by a self-calibration circuit of the electronic watch device: from a first external pulse and a second external pulse received from a system external to the watch and separated by a measurement time, corresponding to a reference number of reference periods for a periodic calibration signal derived from the time-measurement signal and having a calibration frequency derived from the natural frequency of the quartz oscillator, determining a calibration parameter representative of a ratio between a calibration period and a reference period for the periodic calibration signal, and determining a constant inhibition parameter as a function of the calibration parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Francois KLOPFENSTEIN, Xavier STEHLIN