Inventor · Moutier, CH

Pierre-Andre Farine

43Patents
13h-index
40Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 11, 1989 → Jul 19, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7286063B2 Method of input of a security code by means of a touch screen for access to a function, an apparatus or a given location, and device for implementing the same Physics 227 Expired
US4966150A Echo tracking system for apparatus for ultrasonic measurement of the position of a mobile wall Human Necessities 66 Expired
US6724266B2 Device for producing a signal having a substantially temperature-independent frequency Physics 62 Expired
US6590835B2 Portable object with a wristband including a keyboard Physics 44 Expired
US5197019A Method of measuring distance using ultrasonic waves Physics 33 Expired
US5751666A Electronic timepiece comprising a generator driven by a spring barrel Physics 24 Expired
US7031226B2 Electronic timepiece including a game mode Physics 19 Expired
US6185157A "Timepiece including a GPS receiver, arranged in particular, for indicating the direction of a ""target"" location" Physics 18 Expired
US5982157A Chopper-amplifier for the voltage of a photovoltaic power source, in particular for a timepiece Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5077835A Receiver circuit Electricity 15 Expired
US7306364B2 Timepiece having a mechanical movement associated with an electronic regulator Physics 15 Expired
US6118258A Electrical apparatus supplied by a photo-voltaic power source Physics 13 Expired
US5736640A Device and method for measuring an angular speed Physics 13 Expired
US7016265B2 Timepiece having a mechanical movement associated with an electronic regulator Physics 13 Expired
US6882308B2 Portable device for determining horizontal and vertical positions and method for operating the same Physics 12 Expired
US6912242B2 Low power RF receiver with redistribution of synchronisation tasks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6307814A Device including at least two coaxial wheels and means for detecting the angular position thereof and method for detecting said angular positions Physics 10 Expired
US7023905B2 Correlation and demodulation circuit for a receiver for signals modulated by a specific code Electricity 7 Expired
US5959432A Device for charging a battery using a photovoltaic cell, and timepiece comprising same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5978656A Portable device using inductive antenna to receive data transmitted via modulating vertical or horizonal line synchronization signals of a swept frame video display monitor Electricity 7 Expired
US5367502A Timepiece including a broadcasting antenna for an electromagnetic signal Physics 7 Expired
US5719827A Highly stable frequency generator Electricity 7 Expired
US5835456A Timepiece including an electric power generator Physics 7 Expired
US6330207A Timepiece including a magnetic or capacitive device for detecting at least one reference angular position of a wheel of said timepiece Electricity 6 Expired
US6868046B2 Electronic watch including capacitive keys on its crystal Physics 6 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.