G04B 18/02
Regulator or adjustment devices
Official title: Regulator {or adjustment} devices; Indexing devices {, e.g. raquettes}
G04B18/02 (Regulator or adjustment devices) appears on 65 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 108
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 5 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04B 18/026Locking the hair spring in the indexing device17
- G04B 18/023With means for fine adjustment of the indexing device10
- G04B 18/021Adjusting the indexing device from the outside9
- G04B 18/028Setting the regulator by means coupled to or depending on another device6
- G04B 18/025Fixing of the indexing device2
Recent patents
- Device for autonomous adjustment of the active length of a spiral25 Aug 2026US 12,717,279 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Spiral spring for a horological resonator mechanism provided with means for adjusting the stiffness18 Aug 2026US 12,710,725 B2Omega SA
- Device for autonomous adjustment of the active length of a balance spring11 Aug 2026US 12,704,812 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Regulator, movement, and timepiece30 Jun 2026US 12,669,779 B2Seiko Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mechanical timepiece30 Jun 2026US 12,669,780 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Regulating system for a timepiece movement30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219636 A1Csem SA
- Regulating system for a timepiece movement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211372 A1Rolex SA
- Vibratory-actuated drive device, in particular for horology18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169434 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Rate setting device for a timepiece19 Feb 2026US 2026/0050239 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Balance spring for a horological regulating member provided with temperature-dependent adjustment means26 Jun 2025US 2025/0208573 A1Nivarox-FAR S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for authenticating a device26US 9,772,607 B2Sicpa Holding SA · 2017
- Control systems for cyclic processes11US 3,957,477 AEmhart (U.K.) Limited · 1976
- Oscillating system for mechanical timepiece9US 7,237,945 B2Lange Uhren GmbH · 2007
- Device for the fine adjustment of a balance wheel/hairspring7US 7,059,764 B2Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH · 2006
- Balance-spring with altered outer curve5US 7,293,913 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A. · 2007