G04D
Apparatus or tools specially designed for making or maintaining clocks or watches
G04D (Apparatus or tools specially designed for making or maintaining clocks or watches) appears on 609 US grants and 650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04D- Granted patents
- 609
- Published applications
- 650
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 1,017
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 13 |
| 2010 | 4 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012 | 7 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 | 23 |
| 2014 | 17 | 19 |
| 2015 | 16 | 31 |
| 2016 | 29 | 18 |
| 2017 | 23 | 39 |
| 2018 | 18 | 26 |
| 2019 | 31 | 40 |
| 2020 | 17 | 44 |
| 2021 | 33 | 56 |
| 2022 | 27 | 45 |
| 2023 | 41 | 55 |
| 2024 | 54 | 53 |
| 2025 | 38 | 46 |
| 2026 | 32 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G04D 3/00Watchmakers' or watch-repairers' machines or tools for working materials287
- G04D 7/00Measuring, counting, calibrating, testing or regulating apparatus233
- G04D 1/00Gripping, holding, or supporting devices97
- G04D 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass34
- G04D 5/00Oiling devices4
- G04D 9/00Demagnetising devices0
Recent patents
- Method for treating a balance spring for a horological movement29 Sep 2026US 12,748,383 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A.
- Electronic timepiece, hand position detection method and storage medium29 Sep 2026US 12,748,384 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Wristwatch with a clock generator assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,743,055 B2Realization Desal AG
- Watch component, watch, and method for manufacturing watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,918 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method of manufacturing watch component, and watch component15 Sep 2026US 12,736,919 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Functional mechanical part and its surface treatment method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299518 A1The Swatch Group Research and DevelopmentL td
- Coloured timepiece component24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288066 A1Rolex SA
- Method and System for Registration of Watches24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288079 A1U-NICA Solutions AG
- Method of manufacturing wheel, plate-shaped member, wheel, and timepiece17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277164 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Method for manufacturing a series of timepiece movements10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267288 A1Breitling SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for determining the speed, distance traversed, elapsed time and calories expended by a person while running408US 4,578,769 ANIKE, Inc. · 1986
- Digital watch/infrared plethysmograph having a quick release remote pulse sensor having a finger cuff136US 4,305,401 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1981
- Structural component made of hard material for a wristwatch89US 6,502,982 B1Comadur SA · 2003
- Microresonator packaging and tuning74US 3,969,640 AStatek Corporation · 1976
- Ornamental part for watches and method of producing the same58US 4,226,082 A1980