A44C 5/243
Automatic folding spring closure
Official title: {Automatic folding spring closure}
A44C5/243 (Automatic folding spring closure) appears on 9 US grants and 8 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A44C- Granted patents
- 9
- Published applications
- 8
- Assignees
- 7
- Inventors
- 20
- Latest grant
- 1 Feb 2022
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Folding buckle clasp1 Feb 2022US 11,234,496 B2Bulgari Horlogerie SA
- Clasp mechanism for wrist-worn devices18 May 2021US 11,006,705 B2Apple Inc.
- Clasp mechanism for wrist-worn devices24 Apr 2018US 9,949,537 B2Apple Inc.
- Buckle apparatus for wearable device5 Sep 2017US 9,750,316 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Elastic articulation for horological assembly2 May 2017US 9,635,911 B2Rolex SA
- Folding buckle clasp9 Jan 2020US 2020/0008543 A1Bulgari Horlogerie SA
- Clasp mechanism for wrist-worn devices2 Aug 2018US 2018/0213896 A1Apple Inc.
- Clasp mechanism for wrist-worn devices8 Sep 2016US 2016/0255924 A1Apple Inc.
- Buckle apparatus for wearable device24 Mar 2016US 2016/0081440 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Clasp26 Feb 2015US 2015/0052709 A1Carfoldio Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Clasp mechanism for wrist-worn devices8US 9,949,537 B2Apple Inc. · 2018
- Elastic articulation for horological assembly7US 9,635,911 B2Rolex SA · 2017
- Automatic clasp for wristwatch strap3US 7,337,541 B2G & F Chatelain SA · 2008
- Buckle for band and object wearing device using the buckle3US 7,797,801 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd. · 2010
- Spring clip for jewelry band2US 4,147,285 A1979