G04B 17/063
Balance construction
Official title: {Balance construction (balances with frequency adjustment screw G04B18/006; balances with temperature compensation G04B17/222; balancing devices G04B17/28)}
G04B17/063 (Balance construction) appears on 146 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 146
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 210
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 21 |
| 2018 | 13 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | 4 | 15 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 12 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Part for attaching an outer last coil of a balance spring of a horological movement29 Sep 2026US 12,748,379 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Method for treating a balance spring for a horological movement29 Sep 2026US 12,748,383 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Flexible guide with adjustable translation table for rotary resonator mechanism, in particular of a horological movement8 Sep 2026US 12,730,411 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Device for autonomous adjustment of the active length of a spiral25 Aug 2026US 12,717,279 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timepiece regulating member comprising an index-assembly system provided with locking means23 Jun 2026US 12,663,757 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Method for manufacturing a series of timepiece movements10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267288 A1Breitling SA
- Timepiece component, timepiece movement, timepiece, and method for manufacturing timepiece component23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211373 A1Seiko Watch Kabushiki Kaisha (Trading AS Seiko Watch Corporation)
- Regulating system for a horology movement comprising a device for stopping an oscillator18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169443 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Multicoloured ceramic component and its manufacturing method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159450 A1Comadur SA
- Frequency setting of a horological oscillator by optomechanical deformations25 Dec 2025US 2025/0390063 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Timepiece having a mechanical movement associated with an electronic regulator15US 7,306,364 B2Asulab S. A. · 2007
- Spiral spring for time measuring device13US 7,018,092 B2Franck Muller Watchland SA · 2006
- Balance for timepiece movement12US 7,661,875 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A. · 2010
- Component parts for watch movements10US 3,942,317 AEbauches Bettlach S.A. · 1976
- Timepiece comprising a chronograph and a watch10US 8,328,413 B2Montres Breguet S. A. · 2012