G04B 45/00 Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects (ornamental shaping of dials G04B19/10 )
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Time-pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effect
CPC: Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects (ornamental shaping of dials G04B19/10 )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Time-pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effect
Time pieces of which the indicating means or cases provoke special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects (ornamental shaping of dials G04B19/10 )
CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- G04B 45/02 Time pieces of which the clockwork is visible partly or wholly IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G04B 45/04 Time pieces with invisible drive, e.g. with hands attached to a rotating glass disc +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class G04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,570
- ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,409
- CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 1,172
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1,100
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 768
- NIVAROX-FAR CH 750
- MONTRES BREGUET CH 707
- APPLE US 706
- SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 648
- CITIZEN WATCH COMPANY 578
Top Applicants (CPC)
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