ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,222,681, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse (Grenchen, Switzerland).
"Display mechanism for a watch" was invented by Pascal Lagorgette (Bienne, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display mechanism for a watch and a watch including the display mechanism, which includes a display for displaying information, a first and second mobile elements and a support, so that when the first mobile element moves with a first primary speed, the second mobile element moves into a first position so as to cover the display and when the first mobile element moves with a first secondary speed, the second mobile e...