Cases for special purposes
Official title: Cases for special purposes, e.g. watch combined with ring, watch combined with button (watch guards or protectors A45C11/10, A45C11/12; watches combined with cosmetic powder containers A45D33/30 {; domed dial G04B19/10; calibers in which the clockwork is disposed on different planes G04B33/08; means for fixing watches on items of clothing G04B37/1433; cases having means for fixing onto a normal bracelet G04B37/1486; cases giving special affects due to their particular shape G04B45/0069; watches combined with various objects and therefore having a specially shaped case G04B47/00})
G04B37/12 (Cases for special purposes) appears on 94 US grants and 65 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 65
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 144
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Recent patents
- Sensor device and timepiece21 Apr 2026US 12,607,967 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Horological calotte forming a casing for handling and/or presenting a horological movement17 Feb 2026US 12,554,225 B2Omega SA
- Band aide device27 May 2025US 12,314,013 B1
- Dewar device comprising a transparent external element25 Feb 2025US 12,235,612 B2Omega SA
- Switches for medication container caps10 Sep 2024US 12,083,069 B1Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Sensor device and timepiece6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227745 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device having structure for mounting component6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341867 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Arrangement of a display module on a plate26 Jun 2025US 2025/0208578 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Switches for medication container caps26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423872 A1Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Horological calotte forming a casing for handling and/or presenting a horological movement30 May 2024US 2024/0176303 A1Omega SA
Most cited
- Device for indicating last medication usage207US 4,419,016 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1983
- Medication timer149US 5,233,571 AMediminder Development Ltd. · 1993
- Pharmacist-programmable medication prompting system and method146US 4,504,153 A1985
- Medical timer apparatus139US 4,448,541 AMediminder Development Limited Partnership · 1984
- Medicament dispenser and medical information storage apparatus132US 4,962,491 A1990