IPC Main Group
G04B 11/00 Click devices, stop clicks or clutches for winding
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- HOROLOGY
- Subclass:
- MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME-PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON, OR STARS
Filing statistics
IPC G04B 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass G04B, which recorded 30,807 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,751 in 2013 to 2,337 in 2023 (-15%), peaking at 3,317 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class G04 are THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (1,570 applications), ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE (1,409 applications) and CASIO COMPUTER COMPANY (1,172 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
CLUTCH(ES) in mechanical clocks
1 direct subcode
Child Classifications
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- G04B 11/02 Devices allowing the motion of a rotatable part in only one direction
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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