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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Jean-bernard Maeder, Bienne, CH;
Inventor:
Jean-Bernard Maeder, Bienne, CH;
Assignee:
Swiss Army Brands, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A timepiece, including a compass for indicating north, a directional display, and a controller, where the controller allows a user to select a bearing direction relative to north, and where the directional display provides a first visual indication to the user when the timepiece is aligned with the bearing direction, and a second visual indication when the timepiece deviates from the bearing direction.