G04B 21/06
Details of striking mechanisms
Official title: Details of striking mechanisms, e.g. hammer, fan governor {(escapements in general G04B15/00; mechanisms for stabilising frequency G04B17/00; resistance regulators G05D13/00; mechanical toys A63H)}
G04B21/06 (Details of striking mechanisms) appears on 51 US grants and 58 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 51
- Published applications
- 58
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 75
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Horological movement comprising a striking mechanism provided with a flexible guide31 Mar 2026US 12,591,204 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Horological movement comprising a striking mechanism provided with a flexible guide24 Feb 2026US 12,560,891 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method of making a timepiece spring from monocrystalline material and timepiece spring obtained by this method9 Sep 2025US 12,411,456 B2Patek Philippe SA Geneve
- Micromechanical mechanism provided with a percussion actuation system, in particular for horology6 May 2025US 12,292,714 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Impact striking mechanism, in particular for timepieces11 Mar 2025US 12,248,279 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Striking mechanism for watches25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177984 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Movement comprising a striking device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177985 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Striking mechanism with flexible translation guide28 May 2026US 2026/0147315 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Mechanism for a striking timepiece8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010120 A1Bulgari Horlogerie SA
- Position-setting and marking device for a timepiece mechanism19 Jun 2025US 2025/0199473 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Timepiece and portable device10US 7,742,365 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2010
- Timepiece comprising a repeater mechanism and a control mechanism with an integrated release lock5US 9,557,715 B2Glashuetter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH · 2017
- Safety mechanism for selection and/or actuation of a timepiece striking work2US 10,095,185 B2Blancpain SA · 2018
- Atypical gong, watch with striking mechanism comprising the same and gong manufacturing method2US 10,437,199 B2Montres Breguet S. A. · 2019
- Mechanical watch with a carillon striking mechanism2US 10,514,660 B2Blancpain SA · 2019