G04B 43/002
Component shock protection arrangements
Official title: {Component shock protection arrangements (shock damping bearings G04B31/02; shock-damping in the case G04B37/04; protection of the pendulum or chime during transport G04B41/00)}
G04B43/002 (Component shock protection arrangements) appears on 53 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 53
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 91
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device for maintaining or limiting the shake of a timepiece component21 Apr 2026US 12,607,966 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Exterior member, case and timepiece31 Mar 2026US 12,591,205 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Sensor device and timepiece17 Mar 2026US 12,578,685 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Protective ring for a horology movement and horology movement including said protective ring16 Dec 2025US 12,498,674 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Timepiece oscillator structure with a divisible element22 Jul 2025US 12,366,826 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Device with adjustable lateral stop for a horology movement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310133 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Shock-resistant balance plate for a direct impulse escapement mechanism11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161135 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Shock absorbing support11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161136 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Timepiece staff7 May 2026US 2026/0126758 A1Rolex SA
- Timepiece comprising an oscillating mass and a shock-absorbing organ2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093210 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wristwatch case33US 6,762,976 B1Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Wristwatch protector11US 4,511,261 A1985
- Device case and timepiece7US 10,345,760 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Case and timepiece7US 10,747,180 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd. · 2020
- Protective shroud for a dive watch6US 10,509,366 B2Cressi-Sub S.p.A. · 2019