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G04B 5/24

Protecting means preventing overwinding (arranged in, or attached to, the barrel G04B1/20; in connection with keys or the like G04B3/06; in connection with parts of the cases G04B3/10 )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Protecting means preventing overwinding

CPC: Protecting means preventing overwinding (arranged in, or attached to, the barrel G04B1/20; in connection with keys or the like G04B3/06; in connection with parts of the cases G04B3/10 )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Automatic winding-up > Protecting means preventing overwinding

CPC:

Automatic winding up > Protecting means preventing overwinding (arranged in, or attached to, the barrel G04B1/20; in connection with keys or the like G04B3/06; in connection with parts of the cases G04B3/10 )

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,570
  2. ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,409
  3. CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 1,172
  4. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 1,100
  5. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 768
  6. NIVAROX-FAR CH 750
  7. MONTRES BREGUET CH 707
  8. APPLE US 706
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 648
  10. CITIZEN WATCH COMPANY 578

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CH 1,705
  2. ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE CH 1,443
  3. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,104
  4. APPLE US 1,038
  5. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 875
  6. NIVAROX-FAR CH 781
  7. CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY 734
  8. MONTRES BREGUET CH 715
  9. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 715
  10. OMEGA CH 555