G04C 3/002
Position
Official title: {Position, e.g. inclination dependent switches}
G04C3/002 (Position) appears on 121 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04C- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 117
- Assignees
- 66
- Inventors
- 239
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 14 |
| 2017 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interacting with an electronic device through physical movement23 Jun 2026US 12,663,881 B2Apple Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch7 Apr 2026US 12,596,334 B2Apple Inc.
- Display device with variable power consumption29 Jul 2025US 12,374,284 B2Google Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch22 Apr 2025US 12,282,302 B2Apple Inc.
- Watch crown having a conductive surface25 Mar 2025US 12,259,690 B2Apple Inc.
- Interacting with an electronic device through physical movement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299710 A1Apple Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219637 A1Apple Inc.
- Electronic timepiece, method for controlling timepiece, and recording medium31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244719 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Crown for an electronic watch17 Jul 2025US 2025/0231532 A1Apple Inc.
- Watch crown having a conductive surface12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189933 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Detecting the starting and stopping of movement of a person on foot485US 6,298,314 B1Personal Electronic Devices, Inc. · 2001
- Exercise measuring instrument169US 4,962,469 ACasio Computer Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Smart watch and method for controlling the same113US 9,086,687 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2015
- Watch type mobile terminal and method for controlling the same89US 9,794,397 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2017
- User gesture input to wearable electronic device involving outward-facing sensor of device79US 9,477,313 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2016