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G04F 10/00

Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

Related Keywords

electric OSCILLATORS used for time measurement

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G04F 10/02 using oscillators with passive electric resonator, e.g. lumped LC
  • G04F 10/04 by counting pulses or half-cycles of an AC
  • G04F 10/06 by measuring phase
  • G04F 10/08 using pulses produced by radio-isotopes
  • G04F 10/1 by measuring electric or magnetic quantities changing in proportion to time

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