ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,175, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Blancpain SA (Le Brassus, Switzerland).
"Three-dimensional karussel for a horological movement" was invented by Kadmiel Wharton (L'Isle, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional karussel for a horological movement including a drive device provided with a barrel and a gear train, the three-dimensional karussel including an inertial mass, an elastic return device for the inertial mass and an escapement mechanism, wherein the horological movement includes an inner carriage and an outer carriage, the inner carriage carrying the inertial mass, the elastic return device for the in...