G04B 5/16
Construction of the weights
G04B5/16 (Construction of the weights) appears on 38 US grants and 55 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04B- Granted patents
- 38
- Published applications
- 55
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 111
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Method for manufacturing a timepiece component5 Aug 2025US 12,379,693 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method of manufacturing watch component and watch component29 Apr 2025US 12,287,611 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- 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
- Process for manufacturing a gold alloy timepiece component, and resulting timepiece16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199972 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Timepiece comprising an oscillating mass and a shock-absorbing organ2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093210 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Annular oscillating mass and timepiece comprising such an oscillating mass13 Nov 2025US 2025/0348041 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Method for decorating a timepiece component24 Jul 2025US 2025/0238001 A1Manufacture D'Horlogerie Audemars Piguet SA
- Method for manufacturing a timepiece or jewellery component, and said timepiece or jewellery component10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222517 A1Patek Philippe SA Geneve
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of producing an oscillating weight for automatic timepieces14US 4,057,885 AETA A.G. Ebauches-Fabrik · 1977
- Timepiece part, and method for producing such a timepiece part12US 9,820,538 B2Les Ateliers Horlogers Dior SA · 2017
- Method for making an oscillating weight made from composite materials11US 9,862,129 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse · 2018
- Component parts for watch movements10US 3,942,317 AEbauches Bettlach S.A. · 1976
- Oscillating weight for recharging the energy source of a portable instrument8US 7,547,136 B2The Swatch Group Management Services AG · 2009