CPC Main Group
G04B 19/00 Indicating the time by visual means ( by electric lamps G04C17/02; display arrangements in general G09F)
Filing statistics
CPC G04B 19/00 belongs to the parent subclass G04B, which recorded 21,796 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,615 in 2013 to 1,692 in 2023 (+5%), peaking at 2,440 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class G04 are THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1,705 applications), ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE (1,443 applications) and SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (1,104 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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- G04B 19/02 Back-gearing arrangements between gear train and hands
- G04B 19/04 Hands; Discs with a single mark or the like
- G04B 19/06 Dials ( for time-pieces without clockwork G04B49/04 )
- G04B 19/20 Indicating by numbered bands, drums, discs, or sheets
- G04B 19/22 Arrangements for indicating different local apparent times; Universal time pieces
- G04B 19/24 Clocks or watches with date indicators ; Clockwork calendars
- G04B 19/26 Clocks or watches with indicators for tides, for the phases of the moon, or the like
- G04B 19/28 Adjustable guide marks or pointers for indicating determined points of time
- G04B 19/30 Illumination of dials or hands
- G04B 19/34 Position of the hands projected optically
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,705
- ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,443
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,104
- APPLE US 1,038
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 875
- NIVAROX-FAR CH 781
- CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 734
- MONTRES BREGUET CH 715
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 715
- OMEGA CH 555