G04C 3/004
Magnetically controlled
Official title: {Magnetically controlled}
G04C3/004 (Magnetically controlled) appears on 39 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04C- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 91
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotary input mechanism for an electronic device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,388 B2
- Watch with mechanism for absorbing external shocks22 Sep 2026US 12,743,054 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Horological control device19 Aug 2025US 12,393,163 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Crown for an electronic watch1 Oct 2024US 12,105,480 B2Apple Inc.
- Electromechanical watch12 Dec 2023US 11,841,687 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Depressible control button assembly for a wearable device6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341808 A1Garmin International, Inc.
- Rotatable control button assembly for a wearable device6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341869 A1Garmin International, Inc.
- Method of determining the axial displacement or axial position of a shaft of an electronic control device31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244148 A1ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Stemless operation mechanism with a preferred waterproof function1 May 2025US 2025/0138488 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch9 Jan 2025US 2025/0013207 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotary input mechanism for an electronic device145US 9,753,436 B2Apple Inc. · 2017
- Device for data input into a portable object120US 7,016,263 B2Asulab S. A. · 2006
- Wristwatch structure, electronic crown for wristwatch, and wristwatch having display116US 9,223,296 B2Princo Middle East FZE · 2015
- Magnetic control device for timepiece109US 7,404,667 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd · 2008
- Timepiece apparatus104US 7,520,664 B2National Electronics & Watch Co. Ltd. · 2009