G04B 45/0023
Inscriptions or pictures moved by the clockwork
Official title: {Inscriptions or pictures moved by the clockwork, e.g. for advertising (clocks with abrupt time indication G04B13/00; disc-shaped indicating elements G04B19/046, G04B19/202; advertising in general G09F)}
G04B45/0023 (Inscriptions or pictures moved by the clockwork) appears on 22 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 22
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 46
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
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| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device comprising decorative objects having restrained freedom to move and suspended in fluid28 Apr 2026US 12,611,013 B2Preciflex SA
- Device comprising decorative objects having restrained freedom to move and suspended in fluid14 Oct 2025US 12,440,007 B2
- Timepiece comprising an external element provided with a zirconia portion26 Aug 2025US 12,399,463 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Timer22 Jul 2025US 12,366,832 B1Shenzhen Weike Brand Management Ltd.
- Mechanism for moving an object for a jewelry or costume jewelry item24 Dec 2024US 12,171,311 B2Greubel Forsey S. A.
- Device comprising decorative objects having restrained freedom to move and suspended in fluid21 May 2026US 2026/0137177 A1Preciflex SA
- Method for manufacturing a timepiece movement component11 Jul 2024US 2024/0231280 A1Rolex SA
- Device comprising decorative objects having restrained freedom to move and suspended in fluid16 May 2024US 2024/0156220 A1Preciflex SA
- Watch adapted to generate a sequential animation21 Mar 2024US 2024/0094678 A1Omega SA
- Timepiece comprising an external element provided with a zirconia portion8 Dec 2022US 2022/0390900 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Timepiece17US 7,480,213 B2Seiko Clock Inc. · 2009
- Timepiece12US 7,339,855 B2Seiko Clock Inc. · 2008
- Concealed display6US 5,289,437 AMontres Rolex S. A. · 1994
- Display module including elements movable around deformable links, associated display system and timepiece including such a display system4US 10,444,708 B2Csem Centre Suisse D'Electronique Et De Microtechnique SA—Recherche Et DéVeloppement · 2019
- Apparatus for creating a multi-purpose composite image3US 10,037,007 B22018