G04B 37/223
Metallic cases coated with a nonmetallic layer
Official title: {metallic cases coated with a nonmetallic layer}
G04B37/223 (Metallic cases coated with a nonmetallic layer) appears on 40 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Inlaid timepiece component and method for manufacturing the same18 Aug 2026US 12,710,728 B2Comadur SA
- Electronic device and watch7 Apr 2026US 12,596,331 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Metal surface layer treating method, metal assembly and electronic device5 Aug 2025US 12,378,664 B2Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Decorative object3 Jun 2025US 12,319,997 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for manufacturing an ornamental hard material part provided with a polymer coating25 Feb 2025US 12,235,610 B2Comadur SA
- External part comprising a stack of interference layers deposited on a face made of chromium carbide16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200811 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- External part comprising a stack of interference layers deposited on a face comprising at least 50% by mass of titanium25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174199 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for obtaining an item with a sparkling polycrystalline surface1 May 2025US 2025/0134222 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Watch Component And Watch26 Dec 2024US 2024/0427292 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Lightweight and robust timepiece component5 Dec 2024US 2024/0402651 A1Rolex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Structural component made of hard material for a wristwatch89US 6,502,982 B1Comadur SA · 2003
- Method of coating a metallic article of merchandise with a protective transparent film of abrasion-resistance material35US 4,737,252 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1988
- Protective coating means for articles such as gold-plated jewelry and wristwatch components31US 4,517,217 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1985
- Article having a wear resisting precious metal coating28US 4,745,035 AAsulab S. A. · 1988
- Protectively-coated gold-plated article of jewelry or wristwatch component20US 4,495,254 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1985