Horology: time measuring systems or devices inventions 06/08

20080151695 - Mobile medication: A mobile medication device including a timekeeping unit, which may be a wrist watch and may include a microprocessor, to track a plurality of time events associated with a plurality of medications to given to a user, wherein the time events may be specific times at which a particular medication... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Darby & Darby P.c.

20080151696 - Multimedia computerised radio alarm system: The present invention relates to a computer multimedia radio alarm-clock system with a communication link between on the one hand a radio alarm-clock device (1) and on the other hand a distinct computer programming device (2) characterised in that it comprises a short distance bi-directional local communication link (3,8) enabling... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080151697 - Electronic watch with indication of the direction of a pre-programmed geographical place: The electronic watch (1) indicates the time using two hands (2, 3). This electronic watch includes an electronic compass (10), a processing unit (13) with a microcontroller (15) for calculating the direction of North on the basis of detection signals provided by magnetic sensors of the compass. The watch also... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080151698 - On-demand display device for a timepiece: The display device, which is arranged to display the minutes and hours, comprises two cams driven separately from the cannon pinion and the hour wheel of a horological movement, a lever held in the idle position by a spring being actuated manually on demand by means of a push button... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080151699 - Irregular display mechanism for a timepiece: A display mechanism is described, driven by the hour wheel of a mechanical or quartz horological movement, the hour wheel driving a cam controlling a rack turning about an axis and arranged in engagement with a pinion, secured to an hour hand, the cam having a configuration allowing different spaces... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080151700 - Dial indicator display device: A dial indicator display device according has a needle indicator; a needle moving means for moving the needle indicator; a display panel disposed behind the needle indicator and capable of displaying an image; and a drive control means for controlling the needle moving means and driving the display panel. The... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080144443 - Global timepiece for the contemporary indication of local times and data around the globe: A global timepiece includes a transparent disk, which is arranged overhead the face of the timepiece, which has a New Day Line extending radially from the center outwardly to an indice indicating midnight. The transparent disk is operationally connected to a rotatable shaft, or other drive mechanism, by which it... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20080144444 - Time-setting member for a time indicator: During normal use, the time indicator (2) is driven by a mechanism (3) controlled by the gear train (4) of the timepiece. This mechanism is arranged for uncoupling the gear train from the indicator when the time-setting member (1) is actuated, this action causing the indicator to move forward through... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080144445 - Time display device and method thereof: A time display device for conveying a current time of a day is provided. The time display device includes a first light emitting element for indicating a current hour by displaying an hour color selected from one of six colors, wherein the six colors respectively represent six hours in a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080144446 - Wristwatch with movable movement case: A watch design that has a movable case that keeps the face of the watch visible regardless of the position of the wrist. In this way, a user can quickly see the watch face in the proper orientation so that the time can be quickly and correctly determined. There are... Agent: Michael Tavella

20080144447 - Watch comprising two tourbillons: In order to improve the isochronism of the mechanical movement of a watch, the regulating members comprise at least two tourbillons mounted on a common rotating support driven by one or several barrel springs, such that the tourbillons make an orbital movement around the axis of rotation of the support.... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080144448 - Timepiece with a striking work including an isolating lever: The timepiece includes a striking mechanism (20) which includes a mobile part (60, 70), and a time-setting mechanism (16) which cooperates with a winding stem (26). The time-setting mechanism (16) includes a pull-out piece (50) whose pivoting is controlled by a time-setting lever (30). The pull-out piece (50) controls the... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080144449 - Timepiece with a striking work including dual function locking lever: The timepiece includes a striking mechanism (20) which includes a mobile part (60, 70), and a time-setting mechanism (16). The time-setting mechanism (16) cooperates via a first arm (72) with the mobile part (60) of the striking mechanism (20) and via a second arm (78) with an element (30) of... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, Pc

20080137486 - Diet watch: A diet watch includes a housing with an adjustable wristband attached thereto, at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing, a microcontroller disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the accelerometer and a feedback device operatively coupled to the microcontroller. The accelerometer provides a signal indicative of an orientation... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080137487 - Mechanism for displaying figures or signs produced on a timepiece dial: The inventive mechanism comprises a series of toothed wheels meshing each with other or by groups and driven by a mobile which is connected to a basic timepiece movement by means of a mobile, wherein each toothed wheel is superimposed by a plate or disc carrying figures or signs and... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080130417 - Sensor clock: A multi-signal desktop digital displayer that can selectively display digital information generated from common digital utilities such as a clock, timer, alarm, or thermometer, one by one, upon detecting a motion nearby such as a user's hand waving via a motion sensor. The multi-signal displayer has a housing to encase... Agent: The Soni Law Firm

20080130418 - Electronic timepiece of the multi-function watch type for navigation aid, notably for a space mission: The invention relates to an electronic watch, notably for a space mission. It enables the setting, at any point in time, of a first date, start of the mission (t0) with relation to a local time scale (T1) or the Universal Time (GMT), and the determination of a first corresponding... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080130419 - Multifunctional timepiece including plural types of hand operating train wheels: A movement of a multifunction timepiece includes a first train wheel rotation center, and a second train wheel rotation center. A train wheel for indicating calendar information is arranged to be rotatable relative to one of the first train wheel rotation center, and the second train wheel rotation center. When... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20080130420 - Analog radio-controlled timepiece: To make such that, in a case displaying the fact that a time code could not be normally received in an analog radio-controlled timepiece, by a simple constitution there is performed a display having no sense of discomfort for a user. In a case where there could not be normally... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20080130421 - Display device and display method: A display device has a timekeeping unit that keeps time; and a display unit that displays numerals denoting the hour value of time information, numerals denoting the tens digit of the minute value of the time information, and numerals denoting the ones digit of the minute value of the time... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20080130422 - Countdown timing: Among other things, a programmable, microprocessor-based timing device provides multiple, independent countdown-type timers in conjunction with a visual metaphor that provides a unique way to visually organize the timers such that multiple timers operating concurrently can be quickly associated with the item or items being timed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080130423 - Timepiece provided with open dial plate: A watch with a clockwork comprising a ringer whose actuation is controlled from outside the watch by means of a control unit, a dial plate comprising an opening, a shutter (10) movable between a first position covering the opening and a second position leaving the opening free. The control unit... Agent: Nexsen Pruet, Llc

20080130424 - Timepiece component and timepiece having the timepiece component: In a timepiece component that has a sliding friction part that slides in contact with another timepiece component, or a switching part that changes the contact state with another timepiece component in response to an operation operating the timepiece, the contact surface of the sliding friction part or switching part... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP