One-piece double balance spring and method of manufacturing the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9459589
APP PUB NO 20090236782A1
SERIAL NO

12408130

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The invention relates to a double balance spring (21) including, made in a layer of silicon-based material (11), a first balance spring (23) coaxially mounted on a collet (13, 27), the collet (13, 27) including an extending part (9) that projects from said balance spring and which is made in a second layer of silicon-based material (5). According to the invention, said extending part extends (17) into a third layer (7) of silicon-based material coaxially with a second balance spring (25) so as to form a one-piece double balance spring (21) made of silicon-based materials. The invention also relates to a timepiece including a balance spring of this type and the method of manufacturing the same. The invention concerns the field of timepiece movements.

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NIVAROX-FAR S A2400 LE LOCLE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bühler, Pierre-André Orvin, CH 5 20
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-Philippe Cudrefin, CH 17 102
Verardo, Marco Les Bois, CH 65 367

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