US Patent Issued to Blancpain on Dec. 9 for "Three-dimensional karussel- or tourbillon-type regulating member provided with a peripheral ball bearing" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,493,266, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Blancpain SA (Le Brassus, Switzerland).

"Three-dimensional karussel- or tourbillon-type regulating member provided with a peripheral ball bearing" was invented by Kadmiel Wharton (L'Isle, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional karussel- or tourbillon-type regulating member for a horological movement, the regulating member including a drive device provided with a barrel and a gear train, the regulating member including an inertial mass, elastic return device for the inertial mass, an escapement mechanism, an inner carriage capable of moving in rotation about a first axis of...