Patents by Inventor Yves Vuillame

Yves Vuillame 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).

  • Crown setting device for a timepiece
    Patent number: 5742565
    Abstract: Crown setting device for an alarm setting crown and/or a time setting crown in an analog wristwatch uses a rotatable top ring mounted on the watch case, having gear teeth on its underside which mesh with gear teeth on the crown(s) to rotate the crown(s). This serves to set the time and/or alarms with less time and effort than conventional crown setting. Preferably involute gear teeth are used, but a simple version employs the conventional crown knurling as "teeth".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: Timex Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Louis Cuinet, Michel Plancon, Yves Vuillame, Chan Kwong Fung