G04B 37/22
Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases
Official title: Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases {(machines or tools for the manufacture of clockwork cases G04D3/0064, G04D3/0097, G04D3/029; decoration or tools therefor G04B45/0076)}
G04B37/22 (Materials or processes of manufacturing pocket watch or wrist watch cases) appears on 365 US grants and 379 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 379
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 658
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 15 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Exterior member, electronic timepiece, and exterior member manufacturing method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,924 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Inlaid timepiece component and method for manufacturing the same18 Aug 2026US 12,710,728 B2Comadur SA
- Decorative part made by inlaying30 Jun 2026US 12,669,783 B2Comadur SA
- Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,736 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Case and timepiece2 Jun 2026US 12,645,184 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Case and timepiece24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288072 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Exterior member, method of manufacturing exterior member, and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288081 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Ternary ti-zr-hf alloy13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234755 A1Rolex SA
- Sensor device and timepiece6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227745 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Deep black decorative coating with increased thermal stability23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209931 A1Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, PfäFfikon
Most cited
By later US patents
- Watch with a polygonal bezel263US 7,708,457 B2Tissot SA · 2010
- Microlaminated coating94US 4,591,418 AThe Parker Pen Company · 1986
- Timepiece with stabilizing bezel92US 7,682,070 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2010
- Structural component made of hard material for a wristwatch89US 6,502,982 B1Comadur SA · 2003
- Externally ornamental golden colored part64US 4,252,862 A1981