公开(公告)号：US20200264566A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16062733

申请日：2016-11-17

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Loic CURCHOD ,  Cedric FAURE ,  Michel WILLEMIN ,  Simon SPRINGER

IPC: G04B45/00 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/58 ,  G04B37/22

Abstract: The present invention relates to a covering element for a portable object made of a first material, the first material being a ceramic material having a first color, characterized in that the surface of said covering element is at least partially treated so as to exhibit at least one conversion having a different color from the first color.

公开(公告)号：US20190202748A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US16323628

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Cedric FAURE ,  Loic CURCHOD

IPC: C04B41/50 ,  C04B41/87 ,  C04B41/00 ,  G04B37/22 ,  G04B45/00 ,  C23C8/30

CPC classification number: C04B41/5062 ,  C04B41/009 ,  C04B41/87 ,  C23C8/30 ,  G04B37/225 ,  G04B45/0076 ,  C04B35/48 ,  C04B41/4519 ,  C04B41/4556 ,  C04B41/5057

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for obtaining a finished or semi-finished zirconia-based article (1), the article having a metallic external appearance and non-zero surface electrical conductivity, characterized in that the method includes the steps consisting in: taking at least one zirconia article, pre-shaped in its finished or semi-finished form; placing said article inside a chamber (10) in which a gaseous mixture is arranged, this gaseous mixture including at least a first hydrogen and carbon based gas compound in a first concentration (C1) and a second hydrogen and nitrogen based gas compound in a second concentration (C2); heating the gaseous mixture until the molecules of the first and second compounds dissociate and keeping said article in the reactive atmosphere thereby created to obtain diffusion of the carbon and nitrogen atoms in the external surface (2) of said article and to form stoichiometric carbonitride (ZrCx—Ny) at the surface, and prior to the step of heating the process gases contained in the chamber, a reduction step consisting in placing said article inside a chamber into which dihydrogen is injected and in heating the dihydrogen allowing diffusion towards the surface and release of the oxygen contained in said zirconia article.

公开(公告)号：US20170268111A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-21

申请号：US15452759

申请日：2017-03-08

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Christian MANASTERSKI ,  Cedric FAURE ,  Simon SPRINGER ,  Gerard ROSSIER

IPC: C23C28/02 ,  G04B47/04 ,  C25D7/00 ,  C23C14/16 ,  C23C14/56 ,  C23C14/34 ,  G04D3/00 ,  C23C14/14

CPC classification number: C23C28/021 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C14/165 ,  C23C14/34 ,  C23C14/56 ,  C25D7/005 ,  G04B5/16 ,  G04B13/026 ,  G04B19/042 ,  G04B19/06 ,  G04B29/027 ,  G04B37/223 ,  G04B47/04 ,  G04D3/0092 ,  G04D3/0097

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for decorating a timepiece component comprising: a) a step of preparation of the timepiece component optionally comprising a first step of depositing a first material on the timepiece component to form a first sub-layer, b) a second step of depositing a second material on the timepiece component obtained in step a) to form a second sub-layer, c) a colouring step comprising the deposition of a third coloured material on the timepiece component obtained in step b) to form a coloured external decorative layer, According to the invention, at least step b) and step c) are achieved by a physical vapour deposition method.

公开(公告)号：US20160186363A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-30

申请号：US14909659

申请日：2014-07-02

Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD

Inventor： Sebastiano MERZAGHI ,  Cedric FAURE ,  Philippe DUBOIS

IPC: C30B28/14 ,  F16H55/06 ,  F16H55/17 ,  C30B29/04

CPC classification number: C30B28/14 ,  C23C16/279 ,  C23C28/044 ,  C23C28/44 ,  C30B25/14 ,  C30B25/165 ,  C30B29/04 ,  F16H55/06 ,  F16H55/17

Abstract: The invention concerns a diamond coating characterized in that it includes at least one stack of a first nanocrystalline diamond layer and a second microcrystalline diamond layer.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及金刚石涂层，其特征在于其包括至少一个第一纳米晶体金刚石层和第二微晶金刚石层的堆叠。

公开(公告)号：US20200095673A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16572203

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd

Inventor： Christian MANASTERSKI ,  Vladislav SPASSOV ,  Cedric FAURE

IPC: C23C16/06 ,  C23C16/02 ,  C23C16/56 ,  C23C16/455 ,  C23C16/40 ,  C22C5/08 ,  G04B19/12

Abstract: A method for enhancing the adhesion of a layer for the protection of silver against tarnishing on a substrate including a final silver surface, the method including the following steps of: a) obtaining a substrate that may or may not have an initial silver surface, b) depositing on the substrate of step a) a layer of a silver-copper alloy including between 0.1 wt % and 10 wt % of copper relative to the total weight of the alloy in order to obtain the final silver surface, c) depositing on at least one part of the final silver surface obtained in step b) at least one layer for the protection of silver against tarnishing having a thickness that lies in the range 1 nm to 200 nm.

公开(公告)号：US20160101341A1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-14

申请号：US14874689

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd.

Inventor： Cedric FAURE

IPC: A63B71/06

CPC classification number: A63B71/0686 ,  B63B49/00 ,  B63J2099/008 ,  G01C21/10 ,  G01C21/203

Abstract: A race start assistance method for a boat participating in a regatta including a pre-race having a duration before the crossing of the start line, the method including a first step intended to permit the creation and storage of the start line in virtual form, and the determination of the instantaneous speed of the boat and its position with respect to the start line, in order to provide at least one indication on how to proceed in the pre-race.

Abstract translation: 一种参赛队员的比赛开始辅助方法，包括在起跑线穿越之前的持续时间的赛前，该方法包括旨在允许以虚拟形式创建和存储起始线的第一步，以及 确定船的瞬时速度及其相对于起始线的位置，以便提供关于如何在赛前进行的至少一个指示。