Method of forming a transparent one piece timepiece component

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9533438
APP PUB NO 20140319741A1
SERIAL NO

14349948

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Method for forming a transparent timepiece component including top and bottom surfaces:

    a transparent polymerizable material is chosen;there is applied to a plate a flexible female mold including a capillary network and having a contact surface which is the negative of the bottom surface, bordered by an edge;a cavity is delimited by the sealed juxtaposition of the edge with a plate having a contact surface which is the negative of the top surface;the material is injected through the capillary network to fill the cavity;the material is polymerized to obtain a rigid component;the component is removed from the plates by the deformation of this flexible mold.

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ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSESCHILD-RUST-STRASSE 17 GRENCHEN 2540

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gaechter, Philipp Itingen, CH 5 29
Poffet, Christian Giffers, CH 4 19
Tinguely, Xavier Fontaines, CH 12 82

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