G04B 37/04
Mounting the clockwork in the case
Official title: Mounting the clockwork in the case; Shock absorbing mountings
G04B37/04 (Mounting the clockwork in the case) appears on 120 US grants and 110 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 110
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04B 37/05Fixed mountings for pocket or wrist watches70
- G04B 37/0427Mountings relative to pocket and wrist watches allowing a rocking movement about30
- G04B 37/0409Fixed mounting relating to wall clocks and pendulums8
- G04B 37/0481Mountings relative to wall-clockworks and to pendulums allowing certain movements2
- G04B 37/049Mountings for sound-damping0
Recent patents
- Deformable watch case27 Jan 2026US 12,535,771 B2Cartier International AG
- Thermal protection case for timepiece12 Aug 2025US 12,386,316 B2Omega SA
- Case and timepiece27 May 2025US 12,314,011 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Dewar device comprising a transparent external element25 Feb 2025US 12,235,612 B2Omega SA
- Isothermal clock device3 Sep 2024US 12,078,968 B2Omega SA
- Exterior member, method of manufacturing exterior member, and timepiece24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288070 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device and timepiece24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288073 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Timepiece comprising a shock-absorbing fastening device for a horology movement18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169437 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Fastening device for horology movement18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169438 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timepiece comprising an oscillating mass and a shock-absorbing organ2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093210 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic timepiece comprising two different displays90US 4,236,239 ASociete Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogere Management Services S.A. · 1980
- E-fuse apparatus for controlling reference voltage required for programming/reading e-fuse macro in an integrated circuit via switch device in the same integrated circuit67US 8,050,129 B2Mediatek Inc. · 2011
- Sealed, shaped watch-case54US 4,218,873 ALouis Lang S.A. · 1980
- Dual display watch54US 4,444,513 AEterna SA · 1984
- Wrist mounted watchcase having separable main body and surrounding protective frame and wristwatch incorporating same49US 8,366,313 B22013