G04B 19/048
Having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale
Official title: {having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale, e.g. hands with variable length which work on different scales (simultaneous indicating on several dials G04B19/025; indicating by discs used as hands G04B19/046; used as moving scales G04B19/202; different indications on several scales or dials, e.g. for different local apparent times G04B19/23)}
G04B19/048 (Having the possibility of indicating on more than one scale) appears on 44 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 74
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pointer display apparatus and pointer operation control method7 Apr 2026US 12,596,333 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Actuating mechanism for a flexible display hand3 Mar 2026US 12,566,408 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Horological display mechanism with separate displays4 Nov 2025US 12,461,490 B2Harry Winston SA
- Horological display mechanism with separate displays4 Nov 2025US 12,461,491 B2Harry Winston SA
- Pointer display apparatus and pointer operation control method9 Jul 2024US 12,032,338 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Dial module and instrument equipped therewith16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202797 A1
- Timepiece25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177979 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Moon phase and earth phase display device for a horological movement11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377633 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Device for displaying a unit of time18 Sep 2025US 2025/0291315 A1Miqona GmbH
- Method and system for aligning local and astronomical time in celestial clocks14 Aug 2025US 2025/0258462 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Smart watch15US 10,146,188 B2Garmin Switzerland GmbH · 2018
- Single hand timepiece with sinusoidal display13US 5,280,461 A1994
- Timepiece for converting between military and civilian time12US 5,696,740 A1997
- Electronic timepiece and display control method of electronic timepiece7US 10,101,708 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2018
- Method of displaying elapsed time on a wristworn device and wristworn device displaying same7US 8,923,096 B1Timex Group USA, Inc. · 2014