G04B 45/046
The driving mechanism of the hands being invisible because of special shielding
Official title: {the driving mechanism of the hands being invisible because of special shielding (construction of the hands G04B19/042)}
G04B45/046 (The driving mechanism of the hands being invisible because of special shielding) appears on 10 US grants and 11 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- 29 Jul 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Mystery-drive mechanical or electromechanical timepiece27 Sep 2022US 11,454,935 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method of producing a decorated element for a timepiece or piece of jewellery, and element made by the method15 Sep 2020US 10,773,476 B2Omega SA
- Moon phase indicator mechanism30 Jul 2019US 10,365,611 B2Blancpain SA
- Watch-type wearable device5 Mar 2019US 10,222,750 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Timepiece with analog and electronics displays2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186447 A1
- Ball dial8 Dec 2022US 2022/0390899 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Two-Stage Speed Increaser Arrangement And Gear Train For A Clockwork26 May 2022US 2022/0163924 A1Maform Kft.
- Portable device comprising decorative elements driven by invisible driving means, in a liquid23 Dec 2021US 2021/0397131 A1Preciflex SA
- Mystery-drive mechanical or electromechanical timepiece5 Mar 2020US 2020/0073330 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Watch-type wearable device232US 10,222,750 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Dynamic fluid clock25US 5,272,681 A1993
- Timepiece16US 4,726,000 ADiehl GmbH & Co. · 1988
- Watch assembly having a dial integrally formed in the watch-glass4US 7,347,619 B22008
- Moon phase indicator mechanism3US 10,365,611 B2Blancpain SA · 2019