Patents by Inventor Yannick Hunziker

Yannick Hunziker 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: 9164488
    Abstract: Case for a timepiece, including a middle part with an upper portion for receiving a movement surmounted by a dial carrying an upper sub-assembly or a crystal, and a lower portion cooperating with a back cover. This middle part includes a device for the removal or adjustment of this upper sub-assembly or crystal, which includes a plurality of pushers each movable in relation to this middle part in a sink of this middle part parallel to an axial direction, to transmit, directly or indirectly via a push plate, only to this dial, a force applied to each pusher in this direction from this lower portion and transmitted by this dial to this upper sub-assembly or crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: MONTRES RADO SA
    Inventors: Sebastien Bolzt, Yannick Hunziker
  • Publication number: 20140313870
    Abstract: Case (1) for a timepiece (1000), including a middle part (2) with an upper portion (21) for receiving a movement (100) surmounted by a dial (3) carrying an upper sub-assembly (4) or a crystal (40), and a lower portion (22) cooperating with a back cover (5). This middle part (2) includes a device (10) for the removal or adjustment of this upper sub-assembly (4) or crystal (40), which includes a plurality of pushers (6) each movable in relation to this middle part (2) in a sink (7) of this middle part (2) parallel to an axial direction (D), to transmit, directly or indirectly via a push plate (8), only to this dial (3), a force applied to each pusher (6) in this direction (D) from this lower portion (22) and transmitted by this dial (3) to this upper sub-assembly (4) or crystal (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: MONTRES RADO SA
    Inventors: Sébastien Bolzt, Yannick Hunziker
  • Patent number: 7302758
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing and mounting electric contacts for control members of small dimensions, particularly for control members used in the horological field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventors: Laurent Kaelin, Yannick Hunziker, Baptist Wyssbrod
  • Publication number: 20050050718
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing and mounting electric contacts for control members of small dimensions, particularly for control members used in the horological field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Laurent Kaelin, Yannick Hunziker, Baptist Wyssbrod
  • Patent number: 6357908
    Abstract: A timepiece including a case (24) provided with a back cover (28) and a middle part (26), a movement (30) mounted in the casing ring (32), a dial (34) mounted above the ring (32) and a crystal (36) mounted above the dial (34), said crystal (36) being provided with an annular collar (70) surrounding the flank (64) of the dial (34), characterised in that the casing ring (32) includes means (38) arranged to remove all the play inherent in the dimensional tolerances of the dial (34), the ring (32) and the back cover (28) of the case (24), these means (38) on which the collar (70) of the crystal (36) is supported being arranged at the upper end of the ring (32), along the outer circumference (86) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Eta SA Fabriques D' Ebauches
    Inventor: Yannick Hunziker
  • Patent number: 6227700
    Abstract: The invention concerns a push button device for a timepiece, in particular a chronograph, including a pusher head (2) associated with a pusher stem (4) arranged so as to slide in a recess (6) inside which it moves axially from a rest position against the resilient return force of a spring (12) when the pusher head (2) is pushed in, characterised in that the pusher stem (4) is also able to move axially from its rest position to a pulled out position when the pusher head (2) is pulled out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Eta Sa Fabriques d'Ebauches
    Inventors: Yannick Hunziker, André Nussbaum, Jean-Philippe Rebeaud
  • Patent number: 6198697
    Abstract: A watch case (1) including a wall (6) with an outer face and an inner face, which defines a housing intended to accommodate a watch movement (7), and control means (4) able to have at least a first and a second state, which include a moving element (8) mounted so as to slide over the outer face of said wall (6) and able to occupy at least two positions, each position corresponding to one of said states. This watch case is characterised in that said control means (4) further include a push button (9), mounted so as to slide in a hole (6a) passing through said wall (6) and provided with an inner end (9a) intended to co-operate with said movement (7) and with an outer end (9b) co-operating with said moving element (8) and a body in contact with a sealing gasket (10) inserted between said push button (9) and said wall (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eta S.A. Fabriques d'Ebauches
    Inventors: Yannick Hunziker, Laurent Kaelin, André Nussbaum