G04B 37/106
Of push buttons
Official title: {of push buttons (winding up by push button G04B3/001; crown in the form of push button G04B3/046; construction of push buttons G04B3/048)}
G04B37/106 (Of push buttons) appears on 90 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 90
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 131
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Corrector button and method for assembling such a corrector button onto a watch case25 Aug 2026US 12,717,277 B2Meco Corporation
- Waterproof structure and electronic device comprising same24 Mar 2026US 12,585,225 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Member for controlling a plurality of functions of a timepiece movement17 Mar 2026US 12,578,681 B2Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Rotary key force unloading mechanism, and electronic device17 Feb 2026US 12,554,223 B2Goertek Inc.
- Electronic device25 Nov 2025US 12,484,173 B2Pegatron Corporation
- Switch device, timepiece, and method for manufacturing switch device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235988 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Device for locking a push-button of a watchcase12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189930 A1Harry Winston SA
- Switching device, electronic device, and timepiece14 Nov 2024US 2024/0377786 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device19 Sep 2024US 2024/0310786 A1Pegatron Corporation
- Compressible seal for rotatable and translatable input mechanisms8 Aug 2024US 2024/0264568 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Switch mechanism for wristwatch134US 4,170,104 ACitizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 1979
- Waterproof watch pushbutton110US 9,123,483 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd · 2015
- Watch cases with pushbuttons108US 4,364,674 A1982
- Waterproof device and portable timepiece97US 8,920,022 B2Seiko Instruments Inc. · 2014
- Portable apparatus and portable timepiece96US 9,105,413 B2Seiko Instruments Inc. · 2015