One-piece hairspring and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8622611
APP PUB NO 20120320718A1
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13601128

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The invention relates to a one-piece hairspring (21, 21′) including, a balance spring (25, 25′) coaxially mounted on a collet (27, 27′), made in the same layer of silicon-based material. According to the invention, the hairspring includes an elevation device (2, 2′) for the outer coil of the balance spring above the layer of silicon-based material so as to improve the concentric development of the hairspring. The invention also relates to a timepiece including a hairspring of this type and the method of manufacturing the same. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.

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MONTRES BREGUET S A1344 L'ABBAYE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buhler, Pierre-André Orvin, CH 2 7
Conus, Thierry Lengnau, CH 75 563
Cusin, Pierre Villars-Burquin, CH 88 284
Peters, Jean-Bernard La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH 25 225
Thiebaud, Jean-Phillipe Cudrefin, CH 2 13
Verardo, Marco Les Bois, CH 65 367

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