ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,336, issued on April 15, was assigned to MONTRES TUDOR SA (Geneva).
"Device for adjusting the length of a bracelet" was invented by Gilles Garcin (Les Acacias, Switzerland) and Thibaut Riotte (Pringy, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustment device (100; 100'; 100") for adjusting the length of a bracelet, having at least one adjustment assembly (10; 10'; 10") movable relative to a clasp cover (7; 7'; 7"), the adjustment assembly and the cover being respectively provided with a first and a second fixing element (11, 71; 11', 71'; 11", 71") for their respective fixing according to several positions capable of inducing differe...