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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;
Inventors:
Thierry Hessler, St-Aubin, CH;
Nicolas Rebeaud, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Jean-Luc Helfer, Le Landeron, CH;
David Richard, Yverdon-les-Bains, CH;
Sebastien Graf, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd., Marin, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 31/00 (2006.01); G04B 31/06 (2006.01); G04B 31/02 (2006.01); G04B 31/08 (2006.01); B23K 26/00 (2014.01); G04B 31/004 (2006.01); F16C 17/06 (2006.01); F16C 17/03 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); G04B 15/14 (2006.01); G04D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 31/06 (2013.01); B23K 26/0063 (2013.01); G04B 31/00 (2013.01); G04B 31/004 (2013.01); G04B 31/02 (2013.01); G04B 31/08 (2013.01); F16C 17/03 (2013.01); F16C 17/06 (2013.01); F16C 33/10 (2013.01); G04B 15/14 (2013.01); G04D 3/0069 (2013.01); G04D 3/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a component in a substrate including: a) modifying a structure of at least one region of the substrate to make the at least one region more selective; and b) chemically etching the at least one region to selectively manufacture the component.