IPC Main Group
G04C 23/00 Clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at preselected times or after preselected time-intervals
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PHYSICS
- Class:
- HOROLOGY
- Subclass:
- ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
Additional Content
Producing acoustic time signals by electrical means
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G04C 23/02 Constructional details
- G04C 23/14 Mechanisms continuously running to relate the operation(s) to the time of day
- G04C 23/38 Mechanisms measuring a chosen time interval independently of the time of day at which the interval starts
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