ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,782, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Omega SA (Biel/Bienne, Switzerland).
"Safety device and striking-work mechanism" was invented by Julien Feyer (Vernier, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety device for a striking-work including a first wheel, a second wheel and an actuating member. The first wheel is meshed which drives it in rotation about a shaft and it includes an abutment member. The second wheel is also in rotation about the shaft and is in contact with the abutment member. The second wheel includes a portion configured for an actuating member to act on the intermediate portion so as to move the second whe...