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TIMEX CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    1,596
About

TIMEX CORP has a total of 1,596 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1961. It filed its patents most often in United States, France and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, optics and machines are EBAUCHES SA, HAMILTON WATCH CO and UNITED STATES TIME CORP.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing TIMEX CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Wuthrich Paul 138
#2 Schwartz Herbert 70
#3 Sedlak Adolf 44
#4 Leibowitz Marshall 34
#5 Houlihan John T 28
#6 Stotz Gerhard 28
#7 Kamens Bruce H 24
#8 Egger Joseph 24
#9 Plancon Michel 23
#10 Thompson Harwell B 21

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US6272836B1 Adjustable linkage for a watchband
AU6206200A Setting functions for a multimode electronic timepiece
US2001049294A1 Wrist-worn radiotelephone arrangement
US6257399B1 Anti-theft display box for a consumer article
US6183099B1 Light guide for illuminating a dial
US6203190B1 Crown switching mechanism
US6282152B1 Learning security control device
US6146010A Combined crown and pusher electro mechanism
US6166548A Method of detecting battery capacity in a zinc-air battery
US6091230A Voltage recovery method for a zinc-air battery
MX9909410A Container for electrical device utilizing a metal air cell
US6017127A Illumination system for a dial of a timepiece
US6137479A Programmable computer pointing device
US5898647A Alternate carrier for a wrist instrument
US5823409A Expandable strap for a wrist instrument
US5734627A Silhouette image on illuminated watch dial
US5777950A Method and apparatus for transferring time information to a watch
US5805533A Electroluminescent display for a timepiece
US5764599A Electroluminescent lamp and dial for a timepiece
US5742565A Crown setting device for a timepiece