G04B 19/06
Dials
Official title: Dials ({moving discs G04B19/20; illuminated dials or hands G04B19/30;} for time-pieces without clockwork G04B49/04 {; machines and arrangements for the manufacture of dials or hands G04D3/0048})
G04B19/06 (Dials) appears on 574 US grants and 644 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 574
- Published applications
- 644
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 960
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 10 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 17 |
| 2012 | 10 | 17 |
| 2013 | 10 | 19 |
| 2014 | 19 | 17 |
| 2015 | 22 | 29 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 21 | 35 |
| 2018 | 16 | 23 |
| 2019 | 22 | 38 |
| 2020 | 18 | 52 |
| 2021 | 24 | 63 |
| 2022 | 31 | 47 |
| 2023 | 42 | 59 |
| 2024 | 56 | 38 |
| 2025 | 40 | 47 |
| 2026 | 26 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04B 19/12Selection of materials for dials or graduations markings203
- G04B 19/10Ornamental shape of the graduations or the surface of the dial123
- G04B 19/08Geometrical arrangement of the graduations116
- G04B 19/14Fastening the dials to the clock or watch plates59
- G04B 19/065With several parts57
- G04B 19/18Graduations on the crystal or glass, on the bezel, or on the43
- G04B 19/16Shiftable dials34
Recent patents
- Watch component, watch, and manufacturing method for watch component29 Sep 2026US 12,748,381 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Watch component, watch, and method for manufacturing watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,918 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of manufacturing watch component, and watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,919 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Dial and method for manufacturing a watch dial25 Aug 2026US 12,717,280 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Inlaid timepiece component and method for manufacturing the same18 Aug 2026US 12,710,728 B2Comadur SA
- Device for displaying a point in time24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288065 A1
- Coloured timepiece component24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288066 A1Rolex SA
- Timepiece dial device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288067 A1Rolex SA
- Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288068 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Decorative member for timepiece, and method for manufacturing same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267289 A1Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
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- E-fuse apparatus for controlling reference voltage required for programming/reading e-fuse macro in an integrated circuit via switch device in the same integrated circuit67US 8,050,129 B2Mediatek Inc. · 2011
- Device for securing a watch dial to a watch-movement plate56US 4,291,401 AEbauches Bettlach S.A. · 1981
- Timepiece49US 4,130,987 A1978
- Photovoltaic device45US 6,049,035 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 2000