US Patent Issued to CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement on Sept. 30 for "Mechanical regulator for horology comprising a semi-detached self-starting escapement with low lift angle" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,820, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Mechanical regulator for horology comprising a semi-detached self-starting escapement with low lift angle" was invented by Olivier Laesser (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and Gregory Musy (Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanical regulator for horology including an escapement collaborating with an oscillator provided with an inertial element oscillating in an oscillation plane by virtue of a return element. The escapement includes a pin rigidly ...