G04B 37/226
Coated with a metallic layer
Official title: {coated with a metallic layer}
G04B37/226 (Coated with a metallic layer) appears on 28 US grants and 32 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 28
- Published applications
- 32
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 68
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Decorative part made by inlaying30 Jun 2026US 12,669,783 B2Comadur SA
- Electronic devices having corrosion-resistant coatings22 Jul 2025US 12,365,992 B2
- External element or dial for horology or jewellery made of conductive material7 May 2024US 11,977,356 B2Omega SA
- Method for depositing a decorative and/or functional metal layer on a surface of an article made of an electrically non-conductive ceramic material9 Apr 2024US 11,952,667 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for manufacturing decorative parts27 Feb 2024US 11,914,331 B2Comadur SA
- Part with 3d decoration and its manufacturing method11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377635 A1Comadur SA
- Case device, timepiece, and method for manufacturing case device7 Aug 2025US 2025/0251699 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Method for obtaining an item with a sparkling polycrystalline surface1 May 2025US 2025/0134222 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Carbon Fiber Watch Case, Method for Preparing Carbon Fiber Watch Case, and Smartwatch20 Mar 2025US 2025/0093820 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Lightweight and robust timepiece component5 Dec 2024US 2024/0402651 A1Rolex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Watchcase13US 4,327,429 A1982
- Watch case overlaid with a cap glued to the caseband8US 4,999,823 AETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches · 1991
- Watch case overlaid with a cap hooked to the caseband8US 5,034,932 AETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches · 1991
- Plastic watch case covered with two metallic half shells4US 9,483,024 B2The Swatch Group Management Services AG · 2016
- Electronic devices having corrosion-resistant coatings3US 11,136,672 B2Apple Inc. · 2021