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7616528 Linear fluid timepiece  
The present invention provides a timepiece wherein the passage of time is represented by the movement of a fluid column from within an inner tube to a space between the inner tube and a concentric...
7538513 Step motor drive circuit and analog electronic timepiece  
A step motor drive circuit has a first transistor pair having first and transistors, a second transistor pair having third and fourth transistors, and fifth and sixth transistors connected in...
7420883 Animated timepiece  
A timepiece movement is disclosed which may comprise a going train, and a mechanism having a first cinematic connection with the going train and arranged to drive an indicator member in a stealthy...
7394727 Clock  
A clock 1000 of the invention includes a dead-weight body, dead-weight body lifting means 100 for lifting the dead-weight body supplied to a lower position to an upper position, a rotation...
7310288 Watch movement equipped with an animation  
A mechanical-type watch movement is disclosed. In one implementation, the movement may include a frame. The frame may support a work train that is periodically driven in rotation by a driving...
7281845 Watchcase adapted for a removable ornamental top  
The invention relates to a watchcase comprising: (a) a lower case characterized by a first annular recess for receiving an optically transparent cylinder and a timepiece support for...
7218577 Method for synchronising an analog display of a timepiece with its electronic time base  
The method of synchronizing the analogue display ( 41 ) of a timepiece ( 40 ), including an electronic time base ( 64 ), is achieved using proximity sensors ( 60, 62 ) respectively associated with...
7061833 Clocks with unique time displays which are interpreted by the use of traditional clock interpretation means  
Apparatus for the display of time with a distinctive aesthetic character that includes clear, rigid rotating indicator rings ( 22 ) and ( 24 ) which are externally driven by a clockwork ( 30 ). The...
7048433 Self-righting, variable-orientation display assembly  
Disclosed is a display assembly comprising a graphical or alphanumeric display and display source such as a clock or other timepiece; a display housing for retaining the display; self-righting...
6901033 Electronic timepiece  
In an electronic timepiece 1 having a main plate 10 , a drive circuit 36 , a stepper motor 33 , a train wheel, a dial plate, a power supply 15 , and an insulation sheet 12 , the insulation...
6898154 Clock-driving device combined with a conventional core  
A clock-driving device combined with a conventional core that takes advantage of conventional quartz oscillation comprises providing a magnet on the hand of the conventional core and providing a...
6891778 Watch with rotating conical bands and with removable objects  
A timepiece, such as a watch, has a plurality of concentric rotating bands, viewable from both above and from the side so that a viewer may read the time without changing the orientation of the...
6882597 Device for displaying time in selectable display patterns  
The device for displaying time in selectable display patterns includes a storage device, an interface, a housing, display elements, and a controller. The storage device stores selectable display...
6826125 Novelty clock having numbered ball display  
A novelty clock having a display comprised of replica pool balls. The clock is contained primarily within a housing having a front panel defining a time display opening through which the balls are...
6809992 Analog clock with a twenty four hour display  
A clock with a twenty four hour display includes a minute hand, a second hand, a minute scale, a date display, and an hour scale on a first conchoid. The first conchoid includes an outer loop for...
6724691 Open-faced watch display  
The apparatus of timepieces which provide an unobstructed central area of a permanent opaque face for enhanced display of artwork, logos, holograms, text, designs and/or pictures which enables the...
6700836 Electronic timepiece with indicator hands  
An electronic timepiece ( 100 ) is provided that has indicator hands capable of providing various indications. The electronic timepiece with indicator hands, characterized by comprising a time hand...
6688765 Clutch wheel for a timepiece  
A clutch wheel for a timepiece includes a cylindrical portion having an inner peripheral surface for slidably receiving an indicator hand setting stem of the timepiece, an outer peripheral surface,...
6625088 Pin display device  
A pin display first embodiment utilizes a cammed two differently dimensioned cam to press a pin support forward to make it even or clear it, followed by a flattened portion to enable a pin support...
6595683 Self-righting, variable-orientation display assembly  
Disclosed is a display assembly comprising a graphical or alphanumeric display and display source such as a clock or other timepiece; a display housing for retaining the display; self-righting...
6454458 Timepiece including means for indicating the angular position of coaxial analogue display indicators  
A first ( 5 ) of the indicators and a first pipe ( 1 ) form part of an angular position indicating moving part (MR 1 ) carrying a plate ( 9 ) co-operating with a first sensor ( 11 ) for generating...
6388953 Magnetically driven dynamic ornament  
A magnetically driven dynamic ornament includes a horizontally positioned closed annular chamber having a predetermined width for receiving a dual-liquid ornament therein, and a central chamber...
6339306 Control device for stepper motor, control method for the same, and timing device  
A control device for stepping motor including a driving pulse supplying unit for supplying a plurality of driving pulses to a driving coil for driving a rotor. A rotation detecting pulse supplying...
6330207 Timepiece including a magnetic or capacitive device for detecting at least one reference angular position of a wheel of said timepiece  
Timepiece including a clockwork movement (2) provided with an analogue display (14). The wheel (4) includes a plate (8) with a toothing (6) defined by its external edge and a shaft (10). A device...
6275449 World clock with synchronous display  
A world clock includes a map with markings arranged to indicate time zones for actual geographic locations and a single-row table having 24 columns for correlating the markings with hour markings...
6208592 Clock with novelty hands  
A clock with novelty hands that exhibit a different configuration at each time change when viewed from a same elevation, and by memorizing the different configurations, a viewer can tell time...
6097673 Grooved plane for congreve-style clock  
A design is for a Congreve-style clock that keeps time more accurately, i.e. that is insensitive to minor variations in friction on the ball, in which the depth of each groove in the inclined plane...
5878003 Mystery clock  
A clock, called a "mystery" clock because of its almost totally transparent nature, comprising a transparent dial bearing reference markers (11), a minute indicator, transparent except in the area...
5850373 Transmission mechanism for a magnet-bearing ornament  
A transmission mechanism for a magnet-bearing ornament, in which a clock main spring barrel serves to provide power required by the ornament to show a dynamic scene. The clock main spring barrel...
5822277 Long period pendulum apparatus  
A pendulum stem (16) not more than 4 inches in length has one end portion swingably connected to a pivot arrangement (18) and a concentrated mass (22) slidably located on the other end portion....
5805531 Watch in particular wristwatch  
A watch composed of at least one guide element, at least one time indicator element, and a dial interposed between the at least one guide element and the at least one time indicator element. The at...
5784342 Timepiece and, in particular, a wrist watch  
The control mechanism for displaying hours and minutes includes a tilting member (15) biasing against, under the effect of a return spring and via a pawl (18), a spirally shaped cam (12) located at...
5751664 Hand rotating mechanism for electronic watch  
In an electronic watch, a hand wheel gear 109b in a gear train has a tooth 124 having a profile K so as to prevent the backward movement of a hand 104. During initialization, the gear train is...
5683137 Time-out chair/seat  
A time-out seat for a child is provided which comprises a seat member configured and dimensioned to accept a child in a sitting position; a structure which supports the seat member in an...
5640372 Rotationally symmetric timepiece  
A rotationally symmetric timepiece wherein time information is displayed along an axis that is marked in 13 locations with axially symmetric markers. The 13 markers divide the axis into 12 sections...
5619478 Analog timepiece having means for signaling an alarm time and a change of mode  
An analog electronic timepiece having a function by use of which a plurality of predetermined times as well as a mode change can be visually informed so that they are easily understood by hand...
5581520 Watch driven elapsed time indicator apparatus and its method of manufacture and use  
An elapsed time hour meter for measuring and indicating an amount of elapsed time used in many types of applications. The elapsed time hour meter has a cylindrical rotating counter indicator that...
5579290 Epicycloidal step motor  
The stator of the motor comprises two pole pieces (1, 2) which are axially staggered. An axially magnetized cylindrical rotor (5) is disposed in the openings or bores of said pole pieces. The rotor...
5555224 Wheelchair seating indicator and methods of constructing and utilizing same  
A time monitoring device, comprising an elongated strip member which is suspended between posts of a wheelchair that support the wheelchair backrest and includes a graduated time scale printed...
5521888 Clock having a suspended dial train with pivotally coupled arbors  
A dial train of a clock is suspended by a plurality of lines. The arbors of the dial train are pivotally coupled permitting the dial train shape to change as the suspension is altered. These new...
5402395 Driving device for a rotary member  
A driving device has a stepping motor for reciprocatively rotationally driving a decorative rotary member. A memory circuit stores a data table on the basis on which the operation timing of the...
5379281 Analog timepiece including means for signalling a change of mode  
The invention concerns a timepiece. Such timepiece exhibits at least two selectable modes of operation, a first referred to as time and a second referred to as nontime, and it comprises at least...
5377168 Multifunctional electronic timepiece  
A timepiece having a mode displaying function includes an external operating member that is rotatable by a user. A sliding pinion rotatable by the external operating member rotates a transmitting...
5359578 Timepiece for geometrically synchronized time indications  
A clock display mechanism including circular discs or rings which rotate within a fixed circular plane or ring to indicate minutes and hours by providing that one rotating indicator disc or ring...
5305290 Double-faced clock having a device for adjusting a time difference  
A double-faced clock having a device for adjusting time difference between two clock part. The double-faced clock comprising a first clock part containing a first gear group for operating hands of...
5303211 Wall clock  
A wall clock has a first time increment portion comprising a stationary frame member. A timepiece movement is supported by the stationary frame member. A first wheel is rotatably driven by the...
5299178 Clock  
A clock having a motor with a shaft extending outwardly therefrom, a sprocket affixed to the shaft, a clock dial positioned adjacent the sprocket and having minute indica displayed thereon, a...
5272681 Dynamic fluid clock  
A structure of dynamic fluid clock which can serve both functions of time indication and dynamic enjoyment provided by the fluid, characterized in by its utility and dual functions that...
5235562 Timepiece of the mechanical and/or electromechanical type having automatic backward moving display means  
A timepiece including automatic backward moving display means. Such invention includes: a horometric movement, an intermediate wheel (22) driven by the movement and including driving gear teeth...
5199006 System for the movement of the hands of a clock or watch  
An analog type clock or watch having at least one hand and a scale of indicia showing time, comprising means for moving said at least one hand along a closed, non-circular path, having a first and...
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