G04B 31/02
Shock-damping bearings
Official title: Shock-damping bearings {(shock damping in the case G04B37/052, G04B37/055, G04B37/0418)}
G04B31/02 (Shock-damping bearings) appears on 75 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 90
- Latest grant
- 12 Aug 2025
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Monocristalline type mineral stone equipped with a cone for centring a pivot, and manufacturing method thereof12 Aug 2025US 12,386,314 B2Comadur SA
- Timepiece oscillator structure with a divisible element22 Jul 2025US 12,366,826 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Timepiece display device on multiple levels15 Jul 2025US 12,360,496 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Method for manufacturing a timepiece bearing24 Jun 2025US 12,339,627 B2Rolex SA
- Rotary wheel set system of a horological movement25 Mar 2025US 12,259,689 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Device with adjustable lateral stop for a horology movement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310133 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Shock absorbing support11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161136 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Timepiece staff7 May 2026US 2026/0126758 A1Rolex SA
- Bearing for a horology component axis12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072406 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Bridge for guiding a balance of a timepiece5 Jun 2025US 2025/0181031 A1Bulgari Horlogerie SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shock absorbing pivot bearing for rotary watch parts11US 3,942,848 ASeitz Corporation · 1976
- Shock-absorbing bearing for timepiece10US 7,234,859 B2Rolex SA · 2007
- Timepiece bearing, movement, and portable timepiece9US 8,702,301 B2Seiko Instruments Inc. · 2014
- Clockwork8US 6,755,566 B22004
- Shock absorber bearing for a timepiece7US 7,344,303 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse · 2008