A44C 17/04
Setting gems in jewellery
Official title: Setting gems in jewellery; Setting-tools
A44C17/04 (Setting gems in jewellery) appears on 234 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 234
- Published applications
- 222
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 371
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Beading tool26 May 2026US 12,635,772 B2Gebr. Brasseler GmbH & Co. KG
- Multi-stone jewelry setting with internal pivot mechanism28 Apr 2026US 12,611,012 B2Tariq Riaz LLC
- Bead and rhinestone positioners20 Jan 2026US 12,527,382 B2
- Gem applier and method6 Jan 2026US 12,514,346 B2Hally Hair, Inc
- Mobile support mechanism for an object6 Aug 2024US 12,053,063 B2Complitime SA
- Cluster setting for jewelry9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191306 A1
- Improved Large Jewel Setting For Retention In An Ear Lobe30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114560 A1
- Gem applier and method16 Apr 2026US 2026/0101973 A1Hally Hair, Inc
- Bead Changer16 Apr 2026US 2026/0101974 A1
- Multi-stone jewelry setting with internal pivot mechanism1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000165 A1Tariq Riaz LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Technique for setting precious stones such as diamonds73US 7,461,452 B1Fine Jewellery (India) Ltd. · 2008
- Invisible gemstone setting58US 5,123,265 A1992
- Ornamented metallic mesh and method of making same57US 8,328,073 B1Standard Chain Co. · 2012
- Gem setting51US 5,377,506 A1995
- Invisible setting for precious stones for jewelry47US 5,713,219 AAmbar Diamonds Inc. · 1998