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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tatsuo Moriya, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04F / ; G04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
368156 ; 368204 ;
Abstract
An analog electronic timepiece wherein oscillation of the oscillator circuit is stopped when the watch is placed into a reset mode. This lowers power consumption and provides for greater battery life during shipping and stocking periods. In one embodiment of the invention the oscillator is stopped immediately upon placing the watch into a reset mode. In another embodiment of the invention, cessation of oscillation does not occur until a predetermined delay after reset.