ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,780, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).
"Timepiece" was invented by Hideo Kato (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A timepiece includes a movement having a timepiece component, a first hand that has a first length and that is driven by the movement, a second hand that has a second length less than the first length and that is driven by the movement, a support plate provided on the movement, and a dial including a support plate provided on the movement and a sub-dial ring that displays an indicator related to the second hand. The support plate has a support plate ring member that is provided wi...