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CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.

2,028Patents
520Active
2,028Granted
51Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 30, 1973 → Feb 5, 2024 · 42 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4451743A DC-to-DC Voltage converter Electricity 1,516 Expired
US4345249A Liquid crystal display panel Physics 187 Expired
US5224059A Device for measuring altitude and barometric pressure Physics 170 Expired
US4119368A Elastomer display device Physics 169 Expired
US5815233A Optical device containing a liquid crystal element for changing optical characteristics of a lens element Physics 163 Expired
US6646697B1 Liquid crystal display Physics 151 Expired
US6069711A Portable printer/facsimile device Electricity 147 Expired
US6338980B1 Method for manufacturing chip-scale package and manufacturing IC chip Electricity 145 Expired
US4783772A Wristwatch with pressure sensor Physics 141 Expired
US5739588A Semiconductor device Electricity 140 Expired
US6690438B2 Liquid crystal display panel Physics 140 Expired
US6271901A Liquid crystal display device with two reflective polarizers providing metallic appearance effects Physics 140 Expired
US4345248A Liquid crystal display device with write-in capability Physics 138 Expired
US6567060B1 Liquid display Physics 137 Expired
US6301100A Portable electronic device having a connector and a cable for connecting with an external device Electricity 133 Expired
US6580479B1 Timepiece Physics 129 Expired
US4170104A Switch mechanism for wristwatch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US6525707B1 Liquid crystal display device and its driving method Physics 126 Expired
US6414910B1 Timepiece Physics 125 Expired
US6118219A AC driver having three power supply voltages including an internally generated voltage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US6191881A Variable focal length lens panel and fabricating the same Physics 120 Expired
USD269254S Wrist watch General 120 Expired
US4642619A Non-light-emitting liquid crystal color display device Physics 118 Expired
US5467913A Solder ball supply device Electricity 113 Expired
US4430648A Combination matrix array display and memory system Physics 113 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.