G04B 1/16
Barrels
Official title: Barrels; Arbors; Barrel axles (arrangements facilitating the removal of the mainspring G04B33/14)
G04B1/16 (Barrels) appears on 67 US grants and 76 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 76
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 111
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Brake spring for supporting arbor of a display, horological movement comprising said brake spring and method for installing said brake spring26 May 2026US 12,638,810 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Barrel for timepiece25 Nov 2025US 12,481,246 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Rotary wheel set system of a horological movement25 Mar 2025US 12,259,689 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Horological mechanism for displaying at least the single time indication and timepiece comprising such a mechanism19 Nov 2024US 12,147,194 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Method for producing a surface of revolution of a clock or watch component6 Aug 2024US 12,055,893 B2Rolex SA
- Arbor for a timepiece barrel1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299516 A1Rolex SA
- Barrel complete, movement, and timepiece17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277157 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Assembly of two micromechanical parts11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161134 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Method for making a barrel arbor23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110988 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Friction system for a horology movement12 Feb 2026US 2026/0044113 A1Blancpain SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Extra-thin watch movement12US 5,278,807 AFrederic Piguet S.A. · 1994
- Driving device for mechanical timepiece movements7US 3,974,639 AA. Schild S.A. · 1976
- Extractable barrel-arbor7US 4,077,201 AETA A.G. Ebauches-Fabrik · 1978
- Watch movement6US 4,132,061 ABouchet-Lassale S.A. · 1979
- Timepiece5US 3,945,197 AEbauches S.A. · 1976