G04B 19/30
Illumination of dials or hands
Official title: Illumination of dials or hands {(dials in general G04B19/06; moving indicating means with numbers or hands, in general G04B19/20; arrangements for indicating different local apparent times by means of a globe illuminated from inside G04B19/22; continuous indication of the time by non-electric light sources G04B25/00, e.g. by electric lamps G04C17/02; illumination by electric lamps which function at fixed times or periodically G04C19/02; illuminated panels G09F13/00)}
G04B19/30 (Illumination of dials or hands) appears on 223 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 17 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Light emitting wall clock1 Sep 2026US 12,724,384 B2Tsuen Jer Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Versatile horology component4 Aug 2026US 12,699,355 B2Rolex SA
- Timepiece with localised illumination21 Jul 2026US 12,687,818 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Light source device and method of assembling light source device30 Jun 2026US 12,669,782 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- System for adjusting an illumination function of a watch21 Apr 2026US 12,607,964 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Watch with an analogue display featuring coaxial luminous hands1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299519 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Dial and timepiece25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177980 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Watch with display lighting device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169436 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Luminescent adhesive decoration for horology components30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117093 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Watch with a mechano-electric generator19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079448 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lighting apparatus317US 6,582,103 B1Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc. · 2003
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004
- Lighting apparatus having low profile220US 6,473,554 B1Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc. · 2002
- Lighting apparatus having low profile101US 6,647,199 B1Teledyne Lighting and Display Products, Inc. · 2003
- Uniform illumination device for the dial of a display device73US 5,984,485 AAsulab S. A. · 1999