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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Rudolf Dinger, Saint-Aubin, CH;
Thierry Ravenel, Hauterive, CH;
Inventors:
Rudolf Dinger, Saint-Aubin, CH;
Thierry Ravenel, Hauterive, CH;
Assignee:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a mechanical part includes the steps of providing a micro-machinable substrate; etching a pattern which includes the part through the entire substrate using photolithography; mounting the etched substrate on a support so as to leave the top and bottom surfaces of said substrate accessible for coating; depositing a tribological quality improving coating of on the outer surface of the part; and releasing the part from the substrate.