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US3304708A
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Electric wristwatch and electric power cell having electrode plates having one plate of projections fitting in apertures of another plate
Assignee: Baehni & Cie SA
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Filing: 1965-05-11
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1985-05-11
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Baehni Thomas
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-01 16:17
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M6/00; G; G04; G04C; G04C10/00; H01M6/30; H01M8/00; H01M8/16; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN BROUGHT IN CONTACT WITH HUMAN SKIN, COMPRISING AN ANODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZINC, ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF, A CATHODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, GOLD PLATINUM, NICKEL, COPPER, IRON AND ALLOYS THEREOF, CARBON AND GRAPHITE; MEANS SECURING SAID ELECTRODES TO A SUPPORT IN INSULATED RELATION WITH ONE ANOTHER; SAID ELECTRODES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR EXPOSED SURFACES TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT AREAS OF SKIN WHEN IN OPERATION, SAID ELECTRODES BEING FORMED OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED PLATES, ONE OF SAID PLATES BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES AND THE OTHER PLATE BEING FORMED WITH PROJECTIONS FITTING IN SAID APERTURES AND BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN SAID APERTURES TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATION THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTIONS TERMINATING FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF SAID APERTURED PLATE, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CELL IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, BOTH SAID ELECTRODES WILL MAKE CONTACT THEREWITH; AND MEANS CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO SAID ELECTRODES TO RECEIVE AND UTILIZE THE CURRENT DEVELOPED WHEN SAID ELECTRODES ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN BROUGHT IN CONTACT WITH HUMAN SKIN, COMPRISING AN ANODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZINC, ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF, A CATHODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, GOLD PLATINUM, NICKEL, COPPER, IRON AND ALLOYS THEREOF, CARBON AND GRAPHITE; MEANS SECURING SAID ELECTRODES TO A SUPPORT IN INSULATED RELATION WITH ONE ANOTHER; SAID ELECTRODES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR EXPOSED SURFACES TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT AREAS OF SKIN WHEN IN OPERATION, SAID ELECTRODES BEING FORMED OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED PLATES, ONE OF SAID PLATES BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES AND THE OTHER PLATE BEING FORMED WITH PROJECTIONS FITTING IN SAID APERTURES AND BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN SAID APERTURES TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATION THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTIONS TERMINATING FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF SAID APERTURED PLATE, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CELL IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, BOTH SAID ELECTRODES WILL MAKE CONTACT THEREWITH; AND MEANS CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO SAID ELECTRODES TO RECEIVE AND UTILIZE THE CURRENT DEVELOPED WHEN SAID ELECTRODES ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE SKIN.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
200 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL WRIST-WATCH HAVING A TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR; THE IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINATION THEREWITH BEING MEANS SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO THE TRANSISTOR OF SAID TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR, SAID MEANS CONSISTING OF A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN BROUGHT IN CONTACT WITH HUMAN SKIN AND COMPRISING AN ANODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZINC, ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF, A CATHODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM, NICKEL, COPPER, IRON AND ALLOYS THEREOF, CARBON AND GRAPHITE; MEANS SECURING SAID ELECTRODES TO A SUPPORT IN INSULATED RELATION FROM EACH OTHER, SAID ELECTRODES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR EXPOSED SURFACES TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SKIN WHEN IN OPERATION; SAID ELECTRODES BEING FORMED OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED PLATES, ONE OF SAID PLATED BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES AND THE OTHER OF SAID PLATES BEING FORMED WITH PROJECTIONS FITTING IN SAID APERTURES AND BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN SAID APERTURES TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATION THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTIONS TERMINATING FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF SAID APERTURED PLATE, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CELL IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, BOTH SAID ELECTRODES WILL MAKE CONTACT THEREWITH; AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID ELECTRODES TO SAID TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
200 words
IN AN ELECTRICAL WRIST-WATCH HAVING A TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR; THE IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINATION THEREWITH BEING MEANS SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER TO THE TRANSISTOR OF SAID TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR, SAID MEANS CONSISTING OF A GALVANIC CELL FOR GENERATING AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN BROUGHT IN CONTACT WITH HUMAN SKIN AND COMPRISING AN ANODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MAGNESIUM, ZINC, ALUMINUM, BERYLLIUM AND ALLOYS THEREOF, A CATHODE CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL TAKEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SILVER, GOLD, PLATINUM, NICKEL, COPPER, IRON AND ALLOYS THEREOF, CARBON AND GRAPHITE; MEANS SECURING SAID ELECTRODES TO A SUPPORT IN INSULATED RELATION FROM EACH OTHER, SAID ELECTRODES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR EXPOSED SURFACES TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SKIN WHEN IN OPERATION; SAID ELECTRODES BEING FORMED OF TWO SUPERIMPOSED PLATES, ONE OF SAID PLATED BEING FORMED WITH APERTURES AND THE OTHER OF SAID PLATES BEING FORMED WITH PROJECTIONS FITTING IN SAID APERTURES AND BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN SAID APERTURES TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL INSULATION THEREFROM, SAID PROJECTIONS TERMINATING FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF SAID APERTURED PLATE, WHEREBY WHEN SAID CELL IS BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH THE SKIN, BOTH SAID ELECTRODES WILL MAKE CONTACT THEREWITH; AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID ELECTRODES TO SAID TRANSISTOR OSCILLATOR.
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