G04B 27/00
Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means
G04B27/00 (Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means) appears on 297 US grants and 255 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 297
- Published applications
- 255
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 392
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 16 | 30 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 22 | 20 |
| 2026 | 11 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04B 27/02Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means: by making use of125
- G04B 27/002The setting apparatus being crown shaped34
- G04B 27/004Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means: having several simultaneous functions34
- G04B 27/005Stepwise or on determined values30
- G04B 27/001Internal gear therefor27
- G04B 27/08Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means: by using parts of19
- G04B 27/007Otherwise than manually12
- G04B 27/008Mechanical devices for setting the time indicating means: with parts which are1
Recent patents
- Timepiece including a display member for displaying a local time HT and a display member for displaying a GMT time18 Aug 2026US 12,710,727 B2Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Push button device, timepiece and electronic device16 Jun 2026US 12,656,739 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Diaphragm type deployment device, particularly for watchmaking2 Jun 2026US 12,645,183 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Horological movement comprising a display correction mechanism21 Apr 2026US 12,607,965 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Sympathetic timepiece assembly24 Mar 2026US 12,585,224 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Timepiece17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277162 A1Seiko Watch Kabushiki Kaisha (Trading AS Seiko Watch Corporation)
- Control member for controlling at least one function of a timepiece movement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252030 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Vibratory-actuated drive device, in particular for horology18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169434 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Regulating system for a horology movement comprising a device for stopping an oscillator18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169443 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Quick correction device with lever for a horology movement21 May 2026US 2026/0140480 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tactile switch for an electronic device142US 9,620,312 B2Apple Inc. · 2017
- Tactile switch for an electronic device105US 10,331,082 B2Apple Inc. · 2019
- Tactile switch for an electronic device105US 9,627,163 B2Apple Inc. · 2017
- Tactile switch for an electronic device96US 10,331,081 B2Apple Inc. · 2019
- Tactile switch for an electronic device95US 10,175,652 B2Apple Inc. · 2019