ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,355, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ROLEX SA (Geneva).
"Versatile horology component" was invented by Pierre Di Luna (Geneva), Ollivier Pujol (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Alexandra Roulet (Geneva).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A horology component (1) for a timepiece, wherein the component includes a first portion (10) and a second portion (20), the first portion (10) including a part that is made from at least one opaque material at least partially superposed on top of the second portion (20), this second portion (20) including a material capable of emitting at least one emission light wave if excited by at least one excitation lig...