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US3118076A
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Magneto-electric system to maintain the oscillations of a balance wheel in a clock-work
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1958-03-05
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Granted: 1964-01-14
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Expires: 1978-03-05
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Held Serge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:27
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C3/00; G04C3/04; G04C3/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49009; Y10T29/49012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING THE OSCILLATIONS OF A CIRCULAR BALANCE-WHEEL IN A CLOCKWORK, COMPRISING A VERTICAL AXIS CARRYING THE BALANCE-WHEEL, A SPIRAL SPRING TO RETURN SAID BALANCE-WHEEL TO A POSITION OF STATIC EQUILIBRIUM, A WINDING FORMED BY AN EVEN NUMBER, COMPRISED BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT, OF BUNDLES OF RECTILINEAR CONDUCTORS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED ON SAID BALANCE WHEEL, PERMANENT MAGNETS OF ALTERNATING POLARITIES HAVING THE SHAPE OF CIRCULAR SECTORS ARRANGED SIDE BY SIDE CONCENTRICALLY TO THE AXIS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL AND SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER BY NARROW INTERVALS, THE NUMBER OF SAID MAGNETS BEING EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SAID BUNDLES, THE DIRECTION OF THE MAGNETIC FLUX GENERATED BY SAID MAGNETS BEING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF THE BUNDLES OF CONDUCTORS, ONE OF SAID DIRECTIONS BEING RADIAL AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL, THE OTHER BEING VERTICAL AND PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS, A CURRENT SUPPLY, CONTACT MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE OSCILLATIONS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL TO SEND CURRENT IMPULSES IN THE WINDING AT THE PASS-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING THE OSCILLATIONS OF A CIRCULAR BALANCE-WHEEL IN A CLOCKWORK, COMPRISING A VERTICAL AXIS CARRYING THE BALANCE-WHEEL, A SPIRAL SPRING TO RETURN SAID BALANCE-WHEEL TO A POSITION OF STATIC EQUILIBRIUM, A WINDING FORMED BY AN EVEN NUMBER, COMPRISED BETWEEN FOUR AND EIGHT, OF BUNDLES OF RECTILINEAR CONDUCTORS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED ON SAID BALANCE WHEEL, PERMANENT MAGNETS OF ALTERNATING POLARITIES HAVING THE SHAPE OF CIRCULAR SECTORS ARRANGED SIDE BY SIDE CONCENTRICALLY TO THE AXIS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL AND SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER BY NARROW INTERVALS, THE NUMBER OF SAID MAGNETS BEING EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF SAID BUNDLES, THE DIRECTION OF THE MAGNETIC FLUX GENERATED BY SAID MAGNETS BEING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF THE BUNDLES OF CONDUCTORS, ONE OF SAID DIRECTIONS BEING RADIAL AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL, THE OTHER BEING VERTICAL AND PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS, A CURRENT SUPPLY, CONTACT MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE OSCILLATIONS OF THE BALANCE WHEEL TO SEND CURRENT IMPULSES IN THE WINDING AT THE PASS-
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-01-13 | 1967-07-15 | 1968-01-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-01-13 | 1971-07-15 | 1972-01-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-01-13 | 1975-07-15 | 1976-01-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |