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Temperature compensated quartz wristwatch with memory stored predetermined temperature compensating data

US4321698A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1981
Grant dateMar 23, 1982
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03L1/028
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A quartz crystal wristwatch is temperature compensated by applying additional pulses to the divider circuit. The number and frequency of application of the additional pulses is stored in memory and based upon mean temperature data for the worn wristwatch on an hourly or monthly basis. The oscillator itself uses little or no temperature compensation.

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