G04C 9/00
Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means
Official title: Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means (of secondary clocks G04C13/03)
G04C9/00 (Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means) appears on 117 US grants and 76 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04C- Granted patents
- 117
- Published applications
- 76
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 201
- Latest grant
- 30 Sep 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04C 9/08Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means: by electric drive27
- G04C 9/02Brought into action by radio transmission21
- G04C 9/04Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means: by blocking the driving means5
- G04C 9/06Electrically-actuated devices for setting the time-indicating means: by decoupling the driving means1
Recent patents
- Watch30 Sep 2025US 12,429,828 B2Seiko Watch Kabushiki Kaisha
- Timepiece and azimuth detection method28 Jan 2025US 12,210,322 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Watch with annual calendar setting and method therefor23 Jan 2024US 11,880,170 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Electronic timepiece and indicator position detection method31 Oct 2023US 11,803,159 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method and device for calibrating a light smart watch, and light smart watch17 Jan 2023US 11,556,093 B2Goertek Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hand movement control device, electronic timepiece, hand movement control method, and storage medium24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288078 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic control and/or drive mechanism through a watchcase14 May 2026US 2026/0133541 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Tower clock and procedure for its operation2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093211 A1
- Electronic timepiece, hand position detection method, and storage medium4 Sep 2025US 2025/0278061 A1Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Analog electronic timepiece5 Dec 2024US 2024/0402652 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Watch having an analog and digital display109US 4,600,316 AETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches · 1986
- Wearable electronic device100US 9,001,625 B2Timex Group USA, Inc. · 2015
- Device for adjustment of electrical clocks88US 4,241,438 AVDO Adolf Schindling AG · 1980
- Timepiece with internal antenna36US 8,467,272 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2013
- Electronic time setting for a quartz analog watch30US 4,445,785 A1984