G04B 19/253
Driving or releasing mechanisms
G04B19/253 (Driving or releasing mechanisms) appears on 185 US grants and 167 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 185
- Published applications
- 167
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 215
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 15 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Timepiece calendar system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,813 B2Rolex SA
- Movement transmission system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,814 B2Rolex SA
- Calendar mechanism with season display for a timepiece21 Jul 2026US 12,687,817 B2Patek Philippe SA Geneve
- Lunisolar calendar display mechanism for a clockwork movement, corresponding clockwork movement and corresponding timepiece16 Jun 2026US 12,656,737 B2Nogerah SA
- Timepiece comprising a calendar mechanism and a mechanism for correcting the date or month19 May 2026US 12,632,009 B2Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Timepiece mechanism comprising a jumping disc24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288069 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Perpetual calendar mechanism with concentric cams16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202798 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Timepiece device for displaying timepiece information and method for operating same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104672 A1Rolex SA
- Timepiece calendar system16 Oct 2025US 2025/0321539 A1Rolex SA
- Timepiece calendar system16 Oct 2025US 2025/0321540 A1Rolex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Small electronic apparatus having function display36US 6,185,158 B2Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Watch29US 4,674,889 AIWC International Watch Co. AG · 1987
- Annual calendar mechanism for a timepiece26US 5,432,759 ACompagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. · 1995
- Annual calendar mechanism for clockwork movement22US 6,108,278 AFrederic Piguet S.A. · 2000
- Annual calendar mechanism for a timepiece20US 5,699,321 ACompagnie des Montres Longines, Francillon S.A. · 1997