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G04F 1/00

Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
HOROLOGY
Subclass:
TIME-INTERVAL MEASURING

Filing statistics

IPC G04F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass G04F, which recorded 5,952 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 400 in 2013 to 596 in 2023 (+49%), peaking at 637 applications in 2017. 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

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Child Classifications

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  • G04F 1/02 by consuming prefixed quantities of materials, e.g. by burning candle

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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