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Clocks and watches Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Primary CPC class G04 · Section G

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 342 patents in 2016.peak 3421996: 102 patents19961997: 135 patents1998: 163 patents1999: 151 patents19992000: 149 patents2001: 189 patents2002: 176 patents20022003: 181 patents2004: 175 patents2005: 129 patents20052006: 185 patents2007: 175 patents2008: 199 patents20082009: 167 patents2010: 177 patents2011: 186 patents20112012: 219 patents2013: 266 patents2014: 295 patents20142015: 304 patents2016: 342 patents2017: 301 patents20172018: 277 patents2019: 291 patents2020: 259 patents20202021: 249 patents2022: 309 patents2023: 317 patents20232024: 336 patents2025: 283 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Gianni Di Domenico 12 Swatch Group Research And Development
2 Jean-Luc Helfer 10 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
3 Davide Sarchi 8 Montres Breguet S.A.
#4 Pascal Winkler 8 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#5 Colin M. Ely 6 Apple
#6 Dominique Lechot 6 Swatch Group Research And Development
#7 Marc Stranczl 6 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#8 Cedric Nicolas 5 Swatch Group Research And Development
#9 Jean-Jacques Born 5 Swatch Group Research And Development
#10 Jerome Favre 5 Swatch Group Research And Development
#11 Pascal Lagorgette 5 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#12 Pierre Cusin 5 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#13 Teruhiko Fujisawa 5 Seiko Epson
#14 Thierry Conus 5 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#15 Alain Zaugg 4 Montres Breguet S.A.
#16 Benoit Legeret 4 Montres Breguet S.A.
#17 Christian Charbon 4 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#18 Kenji Ogasawara 4 Seiko Instruments
#19 Thierry Hessler 4 Swatch Group Research And Development
#20 Tomohiro Ihashi 4 Seiko Instruments
#21 Aaron B. Weast 3 Nike
#22 Daniel Gruenig 3 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#23 Daniel Knuchel 3 Omega Sa
#24 Dimitri Fostinis 3 Omega Sa
#25 Fletcher R. Rothkopf 3 Apple
#26 Francois Klopfenstein 3 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#27 Hirohisa Maruyama 3 Casio Computer Co.
#28 Jordan M. Rice 3 Nike
#29 Julien Behra 3 Blancpain Sa
#30 Katsuyuki Honda 3 Seiko Epson
#31 Katsuya MUGISHIMA 3 Seiko Instruments
#32 Matt Capozzi 3 Nike
#33 Miles W. Brown 3 Nike
#34 Michael T. Hoffman 3 Nike
#35 Michel Willemin 3 Swatch Group Research And Development
#36 Philippe Dubois 3 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#37 Raphael Balmer 3 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#38 Satoshi Sakai 3 Renesas Technology
#39 Shuichi Tamura 3 Canon
#40 Takeshi Matsue 3 Casio Computer Co.
#41 Tomislav Lakovic 3 Nike
#42 Yongdeok Lee 3 LG
#43 Yvan Ferri 3 Swatch Group Research And Development
#44 Aroon Pahwa 2 Apple
#45 Atsushi Kobayashi 2 Seiko Epson
#46 Camille Moussette 2 Apple
#47 David A. Richard 2 Vtec Technologies
#48 Dong Churl Kim 2 KAIST
#49 Dongseuck Ko 2 LG
#50 Donald J. Lecher 2 —
#51 Duncan Robert Kerr 2 Apple
#52 Fatmir SALIHU 2 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#53 Felix Poguntke 2 Timex Group Usa
#54 Florent Strahm 2 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#55 Gerard Rossier 2 Universo S.A.
#56 Hiroshi Morohoshi 2 Ricoh Company
#57 Hirofumi Nagareda 2 Casio Computer Co.
#58 Ho-Seong Seo 2 Samsung
#59 Hyekyoung Bu 2 LG
#60 Jean-Claude Martin 2 Swatch Group Research And Development
#61 Jihye Min 2 LG
#62 Joern Heise 2 Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb Gmbh
#63 Jonghun Kwon 2 LG
#64 John B. Morrell 2 Apple
#65 Jonathan T. Varbel 2 Apple
#66 Julien Saglini 2 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#67 Kazuhiro Koyama 2 Seiko Instruments
#68 Kosuke Hasegawa 2 Casio Computer Co.
#69 Kosuke Yamamoto 2 Canon
#70 Kwonhan Bae 2 LG
#71 Lucie Brocher 2 Nivarox-Far S.A.
#72 Martin Jufer 2 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#73 Minjoo Kim 2 LG
#74 Mijun Yoo 2 LG
#75 Pilgoo Kang 2 LG
#76 Pierry VUILLE 2 Swatch Group Research And Development
#77 Roy J. Raymann 2 Apple
#78 Robert Bogdan Staszewski 2 Texas Instruments
#79 Stewes Bourban 2 Swatch Group Research And Development
#80 Stephanie Greer 2 Apple
#81 Stephane Leoni 2 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#82 Sylvain Marechal 2 Montres Breguet S.A.
#83 Tamotsu Maesawa 2 Seiko Instruments
#84 Takaya Masaki 2 Seiko Epson
#85 Tatsuya Sekitsuka 2 Casio Computer Co.
#86 Takaomi Yonekura 2 Casio Computer Co.
#87 Toshikazu Akiyama 2 Seiko Epson
#88 Yasuhiro MOMOSE 2 Seiko Epson
#89 Yeehyun Chung 2 LG
#90 Yihong Mao 2 Huawei
#91 Ying-Cheng Wu 2 Altus Technology
#92 Yoshitaka Iijima 2 Seiko Epson
#93 Yuejun Tang 2 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co.
#94 Yves-Alain Cosandier 2 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
#95 Yves Winkler 2 Swatch Group Research And Development
#96 Kristoffer Lidstroem 1 Google
#97 Aaron J. Caffee 1 Silicon Laboratories
#98 Aaron Wierenga 1 Griffin Technology
#99 Abraham Wien 1 Unknown
#100 Achim Leicht 1 Timex Group Usa

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Eta Sa Manufacture Horlogère Suisse 26
2 Swatch Group Research And Development 25
3 Seiko Epson 23
#4 Casio Computer Co. 16
#5 Nivarox-Far S.A. 14
#6 Samsung 12
#7 Apple 10
#8 Seiko Instruments 9
#9 LG 8
#10 Montres Breguet S.A. 7
#11 Omega Sa 7
#12 Nike 4
#13 Qualcomm 4
#14 Blancpain Sa 3
#15 Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb Gmbh 3
#16 Rolex Sa 3
#17 Unknown 3
#18 Google 3
#19 IBM 3
#20 Eta Sa Manufacturing Horlogere Suisse 2
#21 Jrd Communication 2
#22 Nxp B.V. 2
#23 Silicon Laboratories 2
#24 Timex Group Usa 2
#25 Universo S.A. 2
#26 Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co. 2
#27 Xiaomi 2
#28 BOE 2
#29 Huawei 2
#30 B. G. Negev Technologies And Applications Ltd., At Ben-Gurion University 1
#31 Brady Worldwide 1
#32 Bramwell Brown Limited 1
#33 Cartier International Ag 1
#34 Citizen Watch Co. 1
#35 Compal Electronics 1
#36 Denso 1
#37 Dolce & Gabbana S.R.L. 1
#38 Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. 1
#39 Dp Technologies 1
#40 Em Microelectronic-Marin Sa 1
#41 Flexterra 1
#42 Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 1
#43 General Interface Solution Limited 1
#44 Goertek 1
#45 Griffin Technology 1
#46 Harry Winston Sa 1
#47 Htc 1
#48 Huizhou Tcl Mobile Communication Co. 1
#49 Innophase 1
#50 Integrated Device Technology 1
#51 Interface Optoelectronics (Shenzhen) Co. 1
#52 Toyota Central R&D Labs 1
#53 Kyocera 1
#54 Leviton Manufacturing Co. 1
#55 Lutron Electronics Co. 1
#56 Lvmh Swiss Manufactures Sa 1
#57 Makita 1
#58 Meco Sa 1
#59 Mediatek 1
#60 Microsemi Semiconductor Ulc 1
#61 Montres Rado Sa 1
#62 Motorola Mobility 1
#63 National Applied Research Laboratories 1
#64 Nixon 1
#65 Nokia Technologies Oy 1
#66 Nxp Usa 1
#67 Oewaves 1
#68 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 1
#69 Phillips Petroleum 1
#70 Preciflex Sa 1
#71 Primax Electronics 1
#72 Riken 1
#73 Seoul National University R&Db Foundation 1
#74 Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas 1
#75 Suunto Oy 1
#76 Thales 1
#77 University Of Texas System 1
#78 Swatch Group Management Services Ag 1
#79 Tronic'S Microsystems 1
#80 Withings 1
#81 Disney 1
#82 Honeywell 1
#83 Intel 1
#84 Panasonic 1
#85 Sony 1