G04B 5/02
Automatic winding up: by self-winding caused by the movement of the watch
Official title: by self-winding caused by the movement of the watch {(bearings, suspensions for oscillating weights G04B5/18; mechanisms for transformation of an oscillating movement into a rotating movement in only one direction G04B11/00)}
G04B5/02 (Automatic winding up: by self-winding caused by the movement of the watch) appears on 109 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 113
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 235
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transmission mechanism for an automatic winding chain18 Aug 2026US 12,710,724 B2Rolex SA
- Oscillating winding mass provided with a rotating decorative element for automatic movement of a timepiece14 Jul 2026US 12,681,434 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,736 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Device for automatic winding of a barrel spring of a horological movement3 Mar 2026US 12,566,407 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Protective ring for a horology movement and horology movement including said protective ring16 Dec 2025US 12,498,674 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Timepiece movement comprising an automatic winding mechanism10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267287 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Au Demars Piguet SA
- Method for setting the time on a watch positioned on a support, implementing neural networks27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253388 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Process for manufacturing a gold alloy timepiece component, and resulting timepiece16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199972 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Shock absorbing support11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161136 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- 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
- Self-winding watch96US 6,409,379 B1Montres Rolex S. A. · 2002
- Self-winding mechanical watch with activity tracking32US 9,448,536 B1DP Technologies, Inc. · 2016
- Timepiece movement including two opposed analog displays19US 5,377,171 A1994
- Oscillating winding weight for a timepiece with an automatic movement and timepiece fitted with such a winding weight19US 6,354,731 B1Janvier S.A. · 2002
- Ultra-flat self-winding watch17US 4,500,213 AEbauches S.A. · 1985