G04D 7/1271
For the control mechanism only
Official title: {for the control mechanism only (from outside the clockwork)}
G04D7/1271 (For the control mechanism only) appears on 17 US grants and 20 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04D- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 20
- Assignees
- 10
- Inventors
- 35
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- 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
- Timepiece assembly comprising a watch and a system for correcting the time6 May 2025US 12,292,715 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Balance of a timepiece8 Aug 2023US 11,720,062 B2Csem Centre Suisse D'Electronique Et De Microtechnique SA—Recherche Et DéVeloppement
- Magnetic control and/or drive mechanism through a watchcase14 May 2026US 2026/0133541 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Magnetic control and/or drive mechanism through a watch case17 Apr 2025US 2025/0123593 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
- Measuring support for a watch movement6 Mar 2025US 2025/0076820 A1Omega SA
- Method for testing and producing balance springs for timepieces13 Feb 2025US 2025/0053138 A1Richemont International SA
- Method for developing a resonator mechanism with a rotating flexible guide to reduce out-of-plane oscillations19 Sep 2024US 2024/0310783 A1The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rate adjusting method of mechanical timepieces6US 6,609,822 B1Seiko Instruments Inc. · 2003
- Method for adjusting the oscillation frequency and/or adjusting the inertia and/or balancing of a movable timepiece movement component or of a timepiece spring balance assembly4US 9,436,162 B2ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse · 2016
- Smart watch winding device2US 10,539,928 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd · 2020
- Horological setting and/or adjustment mechanism1US 11,579,568 B2Nivarox-FAR S. A. · 2023
- Universal device for the preparation of a watch1US 11,669,047 B2The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd · 2023