ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,553, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Harry Winston SA (Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland).
"Horological or jewellery hinge assembly" was invented by Marc Humbert (Aire-la-Ville, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A horological or jewellery hinge assembly including an outer hinge with a first and a second knuckle and an inner hinge with a single knuckle, which pivot about a screw passing through a guide tube insertable and indexed rotatably in the first knuckle and a tube-nut insertable in the second knuckle, and axially immobilised by a head in the guide tube and including a thread cooperating with an internal thread of the tube-...