Horology: time measuring systems or devices inventions 12/06

20060291333 - Real time earth clock: A unique conceptual design of perceiving or expressing time through a more comprehensive time mode, indicating time not by a usual 12 hour schedule but through a 24 hour 365 day format whereby the representation of such time is reflective by scientific duration of a tangible time table of the... Agent: Mr. Richard Kostura

20060291334 - Radio controlled wristwatch: The subject matter of the invention is a radio wristwatch with a receiving unit, an aerial (16) and a clockwork that are all housed in a casing (30), said casing (30) including a substantially annular casing frame (32), characterized by a separate container module (10) that accommodates the receiving unit,... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20060291335 - Timepiece including a control device for a striking mechanism fitted with a resilient transmission element: The invention proposes a timepiece (10) including a striking mechanism (20), and including a control device (28) for activating an element (22) releasing the striking mechanism (20), via a control surface (64) carried by a piston (32), characterized in that a resilient transmission element (68) is arranged between the piston... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20060291336 - Wristwatch: A wristwatch is disclosed, which includes a watch body part in which a glass is engaged at an upper center portion of the same, a gemstone ring is engaged at an outer side of the same, an adjusting pin is engaged at one side of the same, and a back... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20060285441 - Systems and methods for improved health care compliance: According to some embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output... Agent: Walker Digital

20060285442 - Timepiece having compass feature: A timepiece, including a compass for indicating north, a directional display, and a controller, where the controller allows a user to select a bearing direction relative to north, and where the directional display provides a first visual indication to the user when the timepiece is aligned with the bearing direction,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20060285443 - World timepiece: A mechanical world timepiece having a transmission mechanism which allows the time display, such as, for example, a 12-hour hand and/or a 24-hour hand, to be directly adjusted with a turning ring having 24 time zones. The timepiece serves for the easily manageable adjustment of the time zone and the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060285444 - Date display assembly for a timepiece: A date display assembly for an electronic device, the assembly comprising a ones date ring assembly, a tens date disc assembly and a gear assembly comprising a four-legged blocking star and a four-legged driving star, wherein the driving star is used for driving the tens disc and the blocking star... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20060285445 - Date display assembly for an electronic device: A date display assembly for displaying the day of the month in an electronic device, the assembly comprising a units ring and a tens disc, the units ring comprising at least one series of numerals from 0 to 9 and the tens disc comprising a series of numerals from at... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20060285446 - Time display apparatus: A time display apparatus for displaying time with phosphorescent materials illuminated by light with a fixed wavelength. The invention employs transparent pointers deposited with at least one phosphorescent material and illuminated by light with a fixed wavelength in order to show time with various colors. Moreover, there are provided many... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060280035 - Systems and methods for improved health care compliance: According to some embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output... Agent: Walker Digital

20060280036 - Alarm clock with voice recorded and downloadable alarm tones: A system for managing the downloading of selectable ring tones; a web interface for selecting a plurality of ring tones to be downloaded onto an alarm clock interface an alarm clock with a transmitter/receiver to selectively download at least one ring tone from the web interface, and for playing the... Agent: NationalIPRights Center, LLC Scott J. Fields, Esq.

20060280037 - Chronograph watch with retrograde display: The invention relates to a chronograph watch with a display with a first retrograde hand for indicating the tenths of a second of the chronograph and a second retrograde hand for displaying the hundredths of a second of the chronograph. The hours, minutes and seconds are displayed by corresponding hands... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20060280038 - Wristwatch and band timepiece: To provide a wristwatch in which a band can be easily attached to and detached from a case band without using an exclusive tool, in which a sufficient attachment strength with respect to the case band can be ensured, and moreover whose use feeling is good. Bow feet each of... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20060280039 - Methods and systems for providing a moveable cover for a timepiece: Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for providing a moveable cover for a timepiece. In one embodiment, a timepiece includes a housing with a display face capable of displaying a time. The timepiece can also include a plurality of covers each capable of covering a portion of... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20060280041 - Case closed by a glass with an invisible joint or one that can be decorated and manufacturing methods: The case includes a middle part (3) and a back cover (5) delimiting a compartment (7) closed by a glass (10), made of a transparent material resistant to temperatures above 500° C., said glass being bonded or welded at joint zones (15) at least partially covering the shoulder (4) of... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20060280040 - Device for assembling a touch-type crystal on a case: The crystal (10), in the inner surface of which contact zones (17) are structured, includes close to its edge a hollow (14) machined in one of its faces (11, 12) or a groove (25) machined in its thickness and provided with an enamel deposition (20) for concealing said contact zones... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20060274605 - Portable electronic device with radiofrequency signal receiver and method for determining the position of the same: The portable electronic device, preferably a wristwatch, includes a radiofrequency signal receiver for receiving, in particular, GPS signals via an antenna, a magnetic compass, a microprocessor data processing unit for processing data provided by the receiver and the compass, and storage means in which almanac and ephemeredes data relating to... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20060274606 - Particle-based time indicator and method for its use: A particle-based time indicator that indicates the passage of time through the settling of particles suspended in a liquid. The indicator may consist of a container of fluid and particles of different ranges of sizes. The container may have one or more timing marks for viewing. In some embodiments, a... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20060274607 - Electrical circuit for measuring times and method for measuring times: An electrical circuit used for measuring times is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electrical circuit has a counter, a decoder and a multiplicity of time trap elements. At least the counter and the time trap elements are located together on an integrated semiconductor component. Each time trap element has a... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20060274608 - Timepiece with jumping seconds: The invention relates to a mechanical timepiece with a jumping second hand (16), consisting of a barrel, a first gear train which is driven by the barrel and which comprises a minute wheel (54) and a second wheel (30), an escapement which is actuated by the gear train and a... Agent: Hugh R. Kress Browning Bushman, P.C.

20060274609 - Silent alarm wrist watch: The Silent Alarm Wristwatch is a simple, but innovative look at the alarm clock. The Silent Alarm Wristwatch uses another sense oppose to the bedside hearing systems. The Silent Alarm Wristwatch is digital alarm that vibrates instead of ringing or music and awakes specific individuals oppose to the entire household... Agent: Glenn E. Lindsey Sr.