G04C 23/14 Mechanisms continuously running to relate the operation(s) to the time of day
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
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Clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at preselected times or after preselected time-intervals > Mechanisms continuously running to relate the operation(s) to the time of day
Clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at preselected times or after preselected time-intervals (if restricted to producing acoustic time signals by electrical means G04C21/00) > Mechanisms continuously running to relate the operation(s) to the time of day
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- G04C 23/16 acting only at one preselected time or during one adjustable time interval IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G04C 23/34 with provision for automatic modification of the programme, e.g. on Sunday +3 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