US Patent Issued to ASSOCIATION SUISSE POUR LA RECHERCHE HORLOGERE on April 8 for "Micromechanical component for containing a lubricant substance" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,155, issued on April 8, was assigned to ASSOCIATION SUISSE POUR LA RECHERCHE HORLOGERE (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Micromechanical component for containing a lubricant substance" was invented by Fabienne Marquis Weible (Neuchatel, Switzerland) and Evelyne Vallat (Chezard-St-Martin, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Micromechanical component intended for clock mechanisms. At least one portion of the component includes a crystalline mineral material with a carbon or alumina basis and at least one contact surface is intended to be brought into sliding and/or pivoting contact. The contact surface locally has at least one microstr...