G04B 37/18
Cases: for pocket or wrist watches
Official title: for pocket or wrist watches (G04B37/02 - G04B37/16 take precedence)
G04B37/18 (Cases: for pocket or wrist watches) appears on 12 US grants and 21 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 12
- Published applications
- 21
- Assignees
- 9
- Inventors
- 40
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Watch14 Apr 2026US 12,602,012 B2Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
- Modular watch4 Nov 2025US 12,461,494 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Exterior member and timepiece30 Sep 2025US 12,429,825 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Locking structure, housing assembly, and electronic device9 Sep 2025US 12,408,737 B2Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Electronic apparatus and wearable apparatus25 Feb 2025US 12,232,582 B2Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Composite case middle for a timepiece14 May 2026US 2026/0133538 A1Rolex SA
- Wearable device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029753 A1
- Exterior member and timepiece1 Jan 2026US 2026/0003325 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Watch case and electronic device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0355404 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Device case and timepiece28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271812 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermal power generating timepiece and rear cover for thermal power generating timepiece5US 6,970,399 B2Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 2005
- Case for timepiece with multiple configurations5US 9,122,248 B2Bovet Fleurier SA · 2015
- Watch and item of jewellery with interchangeable wristband4US 10,365,614 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd · 2019
- Connector, electronic apparatus, wearable apparatus and assembly method2US 11,528,970 B2Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. · 2022