US Patent Issued on Nov. 25 for "Timepiece movement escapement, return component for timepiece escapements, timepiece movement and timepiece comprising such a movement" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,247, issued on Nov. 25.

"Timepiece movement escapement, return component for timepiece escapements, timepiece movement and timepiece comprising such a movement" was invented by Vincent Calabrese (Morges Vaud, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A return member for a balance wheel of a timepiece, replacing a spiral spring. This return member includes a rake provided with a toothed sector arranged to work together with a balance wheel pinion. The rake has an axis of rotation allowing it to move between two extreme positions, called working positions, separated by a rest position. The return member also has two springs arranged t...