Composition and manufacture of the springs
Official title: {Composition and manufacture of the springs (compositions and manufacture of components, wheels, spindles, pivots, or the like G04B13/02; compositions of component escapements G04B15/14; composition and manufacture or hairsprings G04B17/066; compensation for the effects of variations of temperature of springs using alloys, especially for hairsprings G04B17/227; materials for bearings of clockworks G04B31/00; heat treatment and chemical or mechanical treatment for control of the structure C21D8/00; iron and steel alloys C22C; non-ferrous alloys C22C and B22F)}
G04B1/145 (Composition and manufacture of the springs) appears on 50 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 50
- Published applications
- 67
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 102
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Barrel for timepiece25 Nov 2025US 12,481,246 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Part for timepiece movement, timepiece movement, timepiece, and method for manufacturing such a part for timepiece movement8 Jul 2025US 12,353,168 B2LVMH Swiss Manufactures SA
- Flexible timepiece component and horological movement including such a component11 Jun 2024US 12,007,716 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for producing a silicon-based timepiece spring24 Oct 2023US 11,796,966 B2Patek Philippe SA Geneve
- Timepiece component based on photostructurable glass26 Sep 2023US 11,768,465 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Power reserve indicator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299517 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Tool and method for the separation of balance springs after winding in and heat treatment6 Mar 2025US 2025/0076812 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Ni-nb-cu alloy metallic glasses13 Feb 2025US 2025/0051897 A1Vulkam
- Barrel for timepiece29 Jun 2023US 2023/0205135 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Micromechanical functional assembly with a tribological coating8 Jun 2023US 2023/0173788 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
- Watch hairspring and method for making same28US 7,077,562 B2CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA · 2006
- Composite negator springs20US 4,464,216 AHercules Incorporated · 1984
- Spring, power spring, hair spring, driving mechanism utilizing them, and timepiece19US 6,843,594 B1Seiko Epson Corporation · 2005
- Spring, mainspring, hairspring, and driving mechanism and timepiece based thereon15US 6,863,435 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2005
- Mainspring5US 8,348,496 B2Rolex SA · 2013