G04B 18/04
Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like
Official title: Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like, e.g. putting into beat
G04B18/04 (Adjusting the beat of the pendulum, balance, or the like) appears on 34 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 34
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 13
- Inventors
- 46
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 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 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for autonomously adjusting the active length of a balance spring6 Oct 2026US 12,754,514 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Watch movement with device for setting the frequency of a mechanical resonator6 Oct 2026US 12,754,515 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Device for autonomous adjustment of the active length of a spiral25 Aug 2026US 12,717,279 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Device for autonomous adjustment of the active length of a balance spring11 Aug 2026US 12,704,812 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Spiral spring for a horological resonator mechanism provided with means for adjusting the stiffness30 Jun 2026US 12,669,778 B2Omega SA
- Horological assembly for a regulating member provided with rate adjustment means19 Jun 2025US 2025/0199474 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Stud-holder for a horological regulating member provided with means for adjusting the rate and/or isochronism19 Jun 2025US 2025/0199477 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timepiece regulating member comprising an actuation system provided with an eccentric22 May 2025US 2025/0164932 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Watch movement with device for setting the frequency of a mechanical resonator8 May 2025US 2025/0147466 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Balance spring for a watch resonater mechanism equipped with symmetrical stiffness adjustment means1 May 2025US 2025/0138480 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Balance wheel-spring assembly of timepiece4US 10,061,269 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A. · 2018
- Pendulum clock4US 4,020,624 AUrgos Uhrenfabrik Schwenningen a.N. Haller, Jauch und Pabst · 1977
- Flexible-pivot mechanical component and timekeeping device including same3US 10,359,737 B2Patek Philippe SA Geneve · 2019
- Device for assembling and adjusting a balance spring2US 10,180,659 B2Agenhor SA · 2019
- Mechanism for securing a balance spring stud to a balance bridge and sprung balance regulating device including such a mechanism2US 9,122,246 B2Blancpain SA · 2015