| Top Inventors for class "Horology: time measuring systems or devices" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
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| 1 | Saburo Manaka | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 38 |
| 2 | Kenji Ogasawara | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 38 |
| 3 | Keishi Honmura | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 36 |
| 4 | Kazumi Sakumoto | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 35 |
| 5 | Kosuke Yamamoto | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 33 |
| 6 | Akira Takakura | JP | Chiba-Shi | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120300595 - MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 32 |
| 7 | Hiroshi Shimizu | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306428 - STEPPING MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND ANALOG ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 27 |
| 8 | Takanori Hasegawa | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120307598 - ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 27 |
| 9 | Thierry Conus | CH | Lengnau | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070572 - TIMEPIECE WITH PERMANENTLY COUPLED OSCILLATORS | 25 |
| 10 | Kazuo Kato | JP | Chiba-Shi | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120057437 - Power supply unit and electronic timepiece | 24 |
| 11 | Haruki Hiranuma | JP | Chiba-Shi | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120257481 - TIMEPIECE | 17 |
| 12 | Eric Goeller | FR | Les Hopitaux Vieux | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120243388 - TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT INCLUDING AN INSTANTANEOUS ACTUATOR CONTROLLED BY THE MOVEMENT | 16 |
| 13 | Tomohiro Ihashi | JP | Chiba-Shi | Feb 21, 2013 / 20130044571 - ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT, STOPWATCH | 16 |
| 14 | Nakis Karapatis | CH | Premier | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070569 - OSCILLATORS SYNCHRONISED BY AN INTERMITTENT ESCAPEMENT | 15 |
| 15 | Eriko Noguchi | JP | Chiba-Shi | Mar 08, 2012 / 20120057437 - Power supply unit and electronic timepiece | 13 |
| 16 | Pierre Cusin | CH | Villars-Burquin | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120320718 - ONE-PIECE HAIRSPRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 12 |
| 17 | Alain Zaugg | CH | Le Brassus | Sep 08, 2011 / 20110216629 - TIMEPIECE INCLUDING A HIGH FREQUENCY MECHANICAL MOVEMENT | 12 |
| 18 | Teruhiko Fujisawa | JP | Nagano-Ken | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051181 - Electronic Timepiece with Internal Antenna | 12 |
| 19 | Kazutaka Imai | JP | Chiba-Shi | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110228645 - Timepiece | 11 |
| 20 | Jun Matsuzaki | JP | Nagano-Ken | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052977 - Satellite Signal Receiving Device and Electronic Device | 11 |
| 21 | Jérôme Favre | CH | Les Bioux | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120192697 - PIN-BARREL FOR A MUSICAL BOX AND MUSICAL BOX COMPRISING THE SAME | 10 |
| 22 | Marco Verardo | CH | Les Bois | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120320718 - ONE-PIECE HAIRSPRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 9 |
| 23 | Jean-Philippe Thiébaud | CH | Cudrefin | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310709 - SINGLE PIECE WHEEL SET FOR A TIMEPIECE | 8 |
| 24 | Jean-Luc Helfer | CH | Bienne | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070572 - TIMEPIECE WITH PERMANENTLY COUPLED OSCILLATORS | 8 |
| 25 | Takashi Niwa | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325374 - DECORATIVE COMPONENT, TIMEPIECE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DECORATIVE COMPONENT | 8 |
| 26 | Hideo Abe | JP | Tokorozawa-Shi | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120282871 - RADIO WAVE RECEIVER | 8 |
| 27 | Gerhard Dietrich Klassen | CA | Waterloo | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130096919 - APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR MODIFYING MEDIA DATA ENTERED PURSUANT TO A MEDIA FUNCTION | 7 |
| 28 | Andres Cabezas Jurin | CH | Yverdon-Les-Bains | Dec 11, 2008 / 20080304369 - ANCHOR ESCAPEMENT INCLUDING TWO ESCAPE WHEEL SETS | 7 |
| 29 | Jean-Jacques Born | CH | Morges | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207001 - GOVERNOR FOR A TIMEPIECE WHEEL SET OR STRIKE WHEEL SET | 7 |
| 30 | Stephen Forsey | CH | Le Locle | Apr 22, 2010 / 20100097899 - WATCH MOVEMENT | 7 |
| 31 | Nobuhiro Aoki | JP | Kokubunji-Shi | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120195172 - ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 7 |
| 32 | Baptist Wyssbrod | CH | Nidau | Jan 17, 2013 / 20130016590 - TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT COMPRISING A MODULE FITTED WITH A WHEEL SET MESHING WITH ANOTHER WHEEL SET PIVOTING IN A BASE ON WHICH THE MODULE IS MOUNTEDAANM Moulin; JulienAACI VollegesAACO CHAAGP Moulin; Julien Volleges CHAANM Villar; IvanAACI BienneAACO CHAAGP Villar; Ivan Bienne CHAANM Kaelin; LaurentAACI SonvilierAACO CHAAGP Kaelin; Laurent Sonvilier CHAANM Wyssbrod; BaptistAACI NidauAACO CHAAGP Wyssbrod; Baptist Nidau CH | 7 |
| 33 | Kazuyoshi Sugama | JP | Chiba-Shi | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120206998 - ANODIC BONDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE | 7 |
| 34 | Robert Greubel | CH | Lignieres | May 16, 2013 / 20130121120 - TIMEPIECE COMPRISING A STRIKING MECHANISM | 6 |
| 35 | Emmanuel Fleury | CH | Moutier | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077450 - ELECTROMECHANICAL TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION | 6 |
| 36 | Xiao-Guang Li | CN | Shenzhen City | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130055142 - ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE, METHOD OF MOVING FUNCTION ICON AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIA COMPRISING COMPUTER EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS | 6 |
| 37 | Mamoru Watanabe | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120314544 - CALENDAR MECHANISM AND TIMEPIECE HAVING THE SAME | 6 |
| 38 | Norimitsu Baba | JP | Nagano-Ken | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052977 - Satellite Signal Receiving Device and Electronic Device | 6 |
| 39 | Vincent Calabrese | CH | Lausanne | Jan 26, 2012 / 20120020192 - DUAL DISPLAY TIMEPIECE | 6 |
| 40 | Teruhisa Tokiwa | JP | Kunitachi-Shi | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120026842 - TIME INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE | 6 |
| 41 | Davide Sarchi | CH | Renens | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070569 - OSCILLATORS SYNCHRONISED BY AN INTERMITTENT ESCAPEMENT | 6 |
| 42 | Maximillian P. Burton | US | Portland, OR | Apr 26, 2012 / 20120101602 - Wearable Device Assembly Having Athletic Functionality | 6 |
| 43 | Masashi Numata | JP | Chiba-Shi | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120206998 - ANODIC BONDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGE, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND RADIO TIMEPIECE | 6 |
| 44 | Christophe Bifrare | CH | Le Pont | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310711 - SILICON OVERCOIL BALANCE SPRING | 6 |
| 45 | Katsuyuki Honda | JP | Nagano-Ken | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052977 - Satellite Signal Receiving Device and Electronic Device | 6 |
| 46 | Shotaro Kamiyama | JP | Chiba-Shi | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120300595 - MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE | 6 |
| 47 | Sylvain Marechal | FR | Bois-D'Amont | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207001 - GOVERNOR FOR A TIMEPIECE WHEEL SET OR STRIKE WHEEL SET | 5 |
| 48 | Laurent Kaelin | CH | Sonvilier | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064047 - TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT OF REDUCED HEIGHT WITH A LARGE POWER RESERVE | 5 |
| 49 | Thierry Hessler | CH | St-Aubin | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070572 - TIMEPIECE WITH PERMANENTLY COUPLED OSCILLATORS | 5 |
| 50 | Tai Wai Luk | HK | Hong Kong | Oct 11, 2012 / 20120258692 - Bluetooth Display System and Method Thereof | 5 |
| 51 | Pierre-Jean Bonnet | CH | Courtelary | Sep 22, 2011 / 20110228646 - WINDING CROWN FOR A TIMEPIECE | 5 |
| 52 | Takashi Sano | JP | Fussa-Shi | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120026842 - TIME INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE | 5 |
| 53 | Terrence J. O'Neill | US | Lake Geneva, WI | Jul 15, 2010 / 20100177600 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INCREASING BATTERY LIFE OF A TIMEKEEPING DEVICE | 5 |
| 54 | Fabien Blondeau | CH | Chezard-St-Martin | Jun 14, 2012 / 20120150326 - METHOD FOR REFRESHING A RUNNING TIME FOR A SPORTS COMPETITION IN PROGRESS | 4 |
| 55 | Kei Hirano | JP | Chiba-Shi | Sep 20, 2012 / 20120236691 - RETROGRADE DISPLAY MECHANISM AND TIMEPIECE HAVING THE SAME | 4 |
| 56 | Matsuo Kishi | JP | Chiba-Shi | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120325374 - DECORATIVE COMPONENT, TIMEPIECE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DECORATIVE COMPONENT | 4 |
| 57 | Tamotsu Ono | JP | Chiba-Shi | Nov 24, 2011 / 20110286311 - Calendar mechanism and timepiece equipped with the same | 4 |
| 58 | Koki Takasawa | JP | Suwa-Shi | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070574 - TIMEPIECE ROTATING DISPLAY MEMBER, AND TIMEPIECE | 4 |
| 59 | Alberto Papi | CH | La Chaux-De-Fonds | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310712 - TIMEPIECE | 4 |
| 60 | Sherryl Lee Lorraine Scott | CA | Toronto | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130085927 - Providing Increased Ability To Perform A Transaction Based On Locale | 4 |
| 61 | Julien Moulin | CH | Volleges | Mar 14, 2013 / 20130064047 - TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT OF REDUCED HEIGHT WITH A LARGE POWER RESERVE | 4 |
| 62 | Fabiano Colpo | CH | Lausanne | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130070570 - IMMOBILIZING DEVICE FOR A TOOTHED WHEEL | 4 |
| 63 | Keisuke Tsubata | JP | Chiba-Shi | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120188856 - Electronic apparatus, timepiece device and program | 4 |
| 64 | Jérôme Favre | CH | Les Bioux | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207001 - GOVERNOR FOR A TIMEPIECE WHEEL SET OR STRIKE WHEEL SET | 4 |
| 65 | Andre Saunier | CH | Courgenay | Jan 10, 2013 / 20130010577 - TIMEPIECE | 4 |
| 66 | Francois-Paul Journe | CH | Geneva | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207000 - Bi-Axial High-Performance Escapement, or BHPE (EBHP) | 4 |
| 67 | Raphaël Courvoisier | CH | Montmollin | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120195169 - DATE SYSTEM FOR A TIMEPIECE | 4 |
| 68 | Marco Rochat | CH | Le Brassus | Sep 30, 2010 / 20100246338 - TIMEPIECE MOVEMENT INCLUDING A KARUSSEL | 4 |
| 69 | Robin W. Gollnick | US | Lake Geneva, WI | Dec 25, 2008 / 20080316870 - WIRELESS SYNCHRONOUS TIME SYSTEM | 4 |
| 70 | Masayuki Koda | JP | Chiba-Shi | Nov 29, 2012 / 20120300596 - DETENT ESCAPEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 4 |
| 71 | Patrick Kury | CH | Langendorf | Feb 14, 2013 / 20130039155 - TIMEPIECE | 4 |
| 72 | Martin Bisig | CH | Zuchwil | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077450 - ELECTROMECHANICAL TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION | 4 |
| 73 | Kaoru Someya | JP | Tokyo | May 24, 2012 / 20120129477 - RADIO WAVE RECEIVING APPARATUS | 4 |
| 74 | Yoichi Funabiki | JP | Chiba-Shi | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120248939 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR, OSCILLATOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RADIO WATCH | 4 |
| 75 | Michael A. Pikula | US | Franklin, WI | Dec 25, 2008 / 20080316870 - WIRELESS SYNCHRONOUS TIME SYSTEM | 4 |
| 76 | Toshikazu Akiyama | JP | Nagano-Ken | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130052977 - Satellite Signal Receiving Device and Electronic Device | 4 |
| 77 | W. Daniel Hillis | US | Encino, CA | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120331415 - TOUCH DRIVEN METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INTEGRATE AND DISPLAY MULTIPLE IMAGE LAYERS FORMING ALTERNATE DEPICTIONS OF SAME SUBJECT MATTER | 3 |
| 78 | Neil Patrick Adams | CA | Waterloo | Apr 25, 2013 / 20130103944 - Hypertext Link Verification In Encrypted E-Mail For Mobile Devices | 3 |
| 79 | Koki Takasawa | JP | Suwa | Sep 13, 2012 / 20120230166 - TIMEPIECE FACE AND TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 80 | Rui Yamagami | US | San Diego, CA | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110310705 - DIGITAL CLOCK WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND MULTIPLE RESTING ORIENTATIONS | 3 |
| 81 | Edmond Capt | CH | Le Brassus | Jun 30, 2011 / 20110158055 - DYNAMOMETRIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING THE REMAINING BARREL TORQUE IN A TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 82 | Pascal Winkler | CH | Saint-Blaise | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130083633 - BARREL SPRING | 3 |
| 83 | Arthur Queval | CH | Neuchatel | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120186054 - PAWL LOCK ASSEMBLY SYSTEM | 3 |
| 84 | Jean-Francois Ruchonnet | CH | Mont-Sur-Rolle | May 13, 2010 / 20100118661 - WATCH MOVEMENT AND WATCH | 3 |
| 85 | Christophe Gigandet | CH | Le Locle | May 24, 2012 / 20120127836 - HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING A HIGH OSCILLATION FREQUENCY REGULATING DEVICE | 3 |
| 86 | Francisco Dias | CH | Fleurier | May 24, 2012 / 20120127836 - HOROLOGICAL MOVEMENT COMPRISING A HIGH OSCILLATION FREQUENCY REGULATING DEVICE | 3 |
| 87 | Francois Trifoni | CH | Le Locle | Dec 18, 2008 / 20080310258 - Clockwork Movement | 3 |
| 88 | Julien Chaignat | CH | Le Landeron | Apr 29, 2010 / 20100103780 - DEVICE THAT ASSISTS IN MAINTAINING THE POSITION OF A DATE INDICATOR DISC FOR A TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 89 | Frédéric Maier | CH | Neuchatel | Sep 15, 2011 / 20110222376 - DRIVING MECHANISM FOR A CLOCK MOVEMENT | 3 |
| 90 | Kéwin Bas | FR | Villers-Le-Lac | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120269044 - GOING TRAIN FOR A TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 91 | Cyrille Chatel | FR | La Chenalotte | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120269044 - GOING TRAIN FOR A TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 92 | Jan Pittet | CH | Le Lieu | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120207001 - GOVERNOR FOR A TIMEPIECE WHEEL SET OR STRIKE WHEEL SET | 3 |
| 93 | Jean-Marc Wiederrecht | CH | Bernex | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110235474 - CLOCK MOVEMENT CONTAINING A CONSTANT FORCE DEVICE | 3 |
| 94 | André Zanetta | CH | Wavre | Mar 28, 2013 / 20130077450 - ELECTROMECHANICAL TIMEPIECE PROVIDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION | 3 |
| 95 | Michael Prstojevich | US | Portland, OR | May 17, 2012 / 20120123569 - Multi-Mode Acceleration-Based Athleticism Measurement System | 3 |
| 96 | Masayuki Kawata | JP | Chiba-Shi | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110235473 - Switch structure, and chronograph mechanism and electronic timepiece using the same | 3 |
| 97 | Laurent Perret | CH | La Chaux-De-Fonds | Dec 18, 2008 / 20080310257 - Time Piece Chronograph Clockwork Movement | 3 |
| 98 | Keiichi Nomura | JP | Uenohara-Shi | May 31, 2012 / 20120134241 - TIME-INFORMATION OBTAINING APPARATUS AND RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 99 | Ivan Villar | CH | Bienne | Feb 28, 2013 / 20130051194 - AUTONOMOUS CONTROL MECHANISM FOR A TIMEPIECE | 3 |
| 100 | Franck-Charles-Cyril Orny | CH | La Chaux-De-Fonds | May 12, 2011 / 20110110199 - TIMEPIECE MECHANISM AND MODULE COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM | 3 |
