G04D 1/00
Gripping, holding, or supporting devices
Official title: Gripping, holding, or supporting devices {(stands in general F16M; for instruments G01D11/30, B01L)}
G04D1/00 (Gripping, holding, or supporting devices) appears on 97 US grants and 81 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04D- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 81
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 146
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G04D 1/0007Gripping, holding, or supporting devices: for assembly entirely by hand27
- G04D 1/06Supporting devices for clockworks or parts of time-pieces25
- G04D 1/02Tweezers17
- G04D 1/10Devices for opening or closing watch bottoms or covers13
- G04D 1/0078Automated gripping means11
- G04D 1/0092Devices for positioning and sorting of the components6
- G04D 1/04Tools for setting springs6
- G04D 1/0071Gripping, holding, or supporting devices: for totally automated assembly4
Recent patents
- Corrector button and method for assembling such a corrector button onto a watch case25 Aug 2026US 12,717,277 B2Meco Corporation
- Gripping device for holding, centring and/or collet-clamping a micromechanical or horological component7 Jul 2026US 12,673,373 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Forearm support for a watchmaker's bench and watchmaker's bench12 May 2026US 12,622,511 B2Rolex SA
- Gripping device for holding, centring and/or collet-clamping a micromechanical or horological component, and associated attachment method31 Mar 2026US 12,589,440 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Multifunction correction device for a timepiece and timepiece comprising such a multifunction correction device10 Mar 2026US 12,572,117 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
- Method for manufacturing horology appliques28 May 2026US 2026/0147316 A1Universo S.A.
- Device for testing a watch member4 Sep 2025US 2025/0278060 A1Rolex SA
- Watchmaker's bench and forearm support for a watchmaker's bench28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271814 A1Rolex SA
- Measuring support for a watch movement6 Mar 2025US 2025/0076820 A1Omega SA
- Structure with an insert and assembly method20 Feb 2025US 2025/0058371 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tweezers with gripping elements mounted swivelling on branches33US 7,938,469 B2Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 2011
- Method and apparatus for preventing waterdrops inside a sealed instrument25US 3,932,944 A1976
- Resiliently biased implement holder25US 4,199,180 A1980
- Vise system with article engaging jaw accessories16US 6,640,666 B22003
- Method of manufacturing of electronic modules for timepieces and electronic module obtained by carrying out this method13US 4,241,436 AFabrique d'Horlogerie de Fontainemelon S.A. · 1980