Timepiece with internal antenna

US9116512B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9116512-B2
Application numberUS-201414565457-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 10, 2014
Priority dateSep 1, 2009
Publication dateAug 25, 2015
Grant dateAug 25, 2015

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A timepiece includes a case; a dial made from nonconductive material; a movement that is housed in the case and has multiple motors that drive respective staffs disposed at different locations; a patch antenna that is disposed inside the case and at the back side of the dial; and a battery that supplies power to the motors and is disposed at a position in the case that does not overlap the patch antenna in plan view. The position at which the battery is disposed overlaps at least one of the motors in plan view.

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What is claimed is: 1. A timepiece, comprising: a case; a dial that is made from a nonconductive material; a movement that is housed in the case and has a at least one motor that drives at least one staff; a patch antenna that is disposed inside the case and at a back side of the dial; and a battery that supplies power to the motor and is disposed at a position in the case that does not overlap the patch antenna in plan view; wherein the position at which the battery is…

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What does patent US9116512B2 cover?
A timepiece includes a case; a dial made from nonconductive material; a movement that is housed in the case and has multiple motors that drive respective staffs disposed at different locations; a patch antenna that is disposed inside the case and at the back side of the dial; and a battery that supplies power to the motors and is disposed at a position in the case that does not overlap the patc…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Seiko Epson Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G04R60/12. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 25 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).