G04B 19/04
Hands
Official title: Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like {(moving indicating arrangements which have scales or numbers with stationary hands or reading means G04B19/20; optical projection of the position of the hands G04B19/34)}
G04B19/04 (Hands) appears on 334 US grants and 370 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 334
- Published applications
- 370
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 554
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 21 |
| 2017 | 16 | 48 |
| 2018 | 24 | 27 |
| 2019 | 33 | 39 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 | 34 |
| 2022 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023 | 23 | 25 |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 |
| 2025 | 19 | 24 |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Watch component, watch, and method for manufacturing watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,918 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Watch dial with balls14 Jul 2026US 12,681,439 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Actuation mechanism of flexible display hand driven by a clockwork movement30 Jun 2026US 12,669,781 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,736 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for manufacturing a timepiece hand with a circular cross-section19 May 2026US 12,632,008 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Watch with an analogue display featuring coaxial luminous hands1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299519 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timepiece comprising a device for setting a target time10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267290 A1Parmigiani Fleurier SA
- Dial module and instrument equipped therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202797 A1
- External part comprising a coating of interference layers deposited on a face made of a material comprising at least 50% by mass of aluminium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176755 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timepiece25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177979 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Watch-type wearable device232US 10,222,750 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Watch type terminal72US 10,684,592 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2020
- Electronic device with simulated analog indicator interaction with digital information/images50US 11,009,833 B2Timex Group USA, Inc. · 2021
- Timepiece having central opening36US 4,525,077 A1985
- Toroidal time piece34US 4,473,304 A1984