G04D 7/12
Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the
Official title: Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the oscillating member with a standard {(supporting devices for clocks with built-in recording apparatus G04D1/063; measuring short time intervals G04F10/00; frequency measuring in general H04B, G01R)}
G04D7/12 (Timing devices for clocks or watches for comparing the rate of the) appears on 101 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04D- Granted patents
- 101
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wristwatch with a clock generator assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,743,055 B2Realization Desal AG
- Method for testing and manufacturing spiral springs for a timepiece23 Jun 2026US 12,663,760 B2Richemont International SA
- Method for optimizing an operation of setting and winding a watch, and device for implementation of same26 May 2026US 12,638,811 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Sympathique watch comprising a coupling device17 Feb 2026US 12,554,227 B2Montres Breguet S. A.
- Device and method for adjusting the rate and correcting the state of display of a watch24 Jun 2025US 12,339,623 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Method for setting the time on a watch positioned on a support, implementing neural networks27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253388 A1Montres Breguet S. A.
- Method for testing the kinematic display chain in a watch or watch head downstream of its oscillator11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161137 A1Omega SA
- Magnetic control and/or drive mechanism through a watchcase14 May 2026US 2026/0133541 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Device for testing a watch member4 Sep 2025US 2025/0278060 A1Rolex SA
- Method for determining a reference value and method for setting a reference value10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224698 A1Rolex SA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable programmer for time-of-day metering register system and method of using same46US 4,093,997 AGeneral Electric Company · 1978
- Clock frequency monitor33US 7,242,223 B1National Semiconductor Corporation · 2007
- Method and system for authenticating a device26US 9,772,607 B2Sicpa Holding SA · 2017
- Electronic timepiece14US 3,998,044 ACitizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 1976
- Digital time error measuring arrangement13US 3,946,592 ACitizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 1976