A63B
Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing
Official title: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
A63B (Apparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing) appears on 67,053 US grants and 63,159 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 67,053
- Published applications
- 63,159
- Assignees
- 14,055
- Inventors
- 77,317
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 473 | 0 |
| 1977 | 443 | 0 |
| 1978 | 480 | 0 |
| 1979 | 380 | 0 |
| 1980 | 453 | 0 |
| 1981 | 440 | 0 |
| 1982 | 428 | 0 |
| 1983 | 321 | 0 |
| 1984 | 399 | 0 |
| 1985 | 458 | 0 |
| 1986 | 521 | 0 |
| 1987 | 634 | 0 |
| 1988 | 623 | 0 |
| 1989 | 883 | 0 |
| 1990 | 917 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1007 | 0 |
| 1992 | 990 | 0 |
| 1993 | 973 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1206 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1218 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1258 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1278 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1675 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1513 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1422 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1411 | 411 |
| 2002 | 1437 | 1605 |
| 2003 | 1481 | 1953 |
| 2004 | 1372 | 2132 |
| 2005 | 1176 | 2344 |
| 2006 | 1581 | 2277 |
| 2007 | 1279 | 2414 |
| 2008 | 1145 | 2303 |
| 2009 | 1252 | 2242 |
| 2010 | 1738 | 2387 |
| 2011 | 1779 | 2326 |
| 2012 | 1600 | 2395 |
| 2013 | 1643 | 2486 |
| 2014 | 1903 | 2721 |
| 2015 | 1993 | 2745 |
| 2016 | 2197 | 2894 |
| 2017 | 2359 | 3013 |
| 2018 | 2192 | 3113 |
| 2019 | 2714 | 2949 |
| 2020 | 2435 | 2793 |
| 2021 | 2238 | 2748 |
| 2022 | 1992 | 2842 |
| 2023 | 2004 | 2649 |
| 2024 | 2137 | 2747 |
| 2025 | 2162 | 2683 |
| 2026 | 1440 | 1987 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A63B 71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups a63b1/00 - a63b69/0018,251
- A63B 21/00Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the17,320
- A63B 69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports14,613
- A63B 2225/00Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipmentIndexing code13,368
- A63B 60/00Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like10,467
- A63B 23/00Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body10,263
- A63B 53/00Golf clubs9,570
- A63B 2209/00Characteristics of used materialsIndexing code9,323
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- A63B 2220/00Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activityIndexing code9,283
- A63B 24/00Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups8,577
- A63B 22/00Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility8,009
- A63B 2208/00Characteristics or parameters related to the user or playerIndexing code7,881
- A63B 37/00Solid balls5,374
- A63B 2210/00Space savingIndexing code5,100
- A63B 2102/00Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activityIndexing code4,698
- A63B 2230/00Measuring physiological parameters of the userIndexing code2,836
- A63B 63/00Targets or goals for ball games2,700
- A63B 57/00Golfing accessories2,333
- A63B 67/00Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups a63b1/00 -2,153
- A63B 43/00Balls with special arrangements1,928
- A63B 55/00Bags for golf clubs1,879
- A63B 2243/00Specific ball sports not provided for in a63b2102/00 - a63b2102/38Indexing code1,837
- A63B 59/00Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups a63b49/00 - a63b57/001,785
- A63B 47/00Devices for handling or treating balls1,750
- A63B 2244/00Sports without ballsIndexing code1,410
- A63B 49/00Stringed rackets1,342
- A63B 45/00Apparatus or methods for manufacturing balls1,311
- A63B 5/00Apparatus for jumping1,203
- A63B 26/00Exercising apparatus not covered by groups a63b1/00 - a63b25/00792
- A63B 1/00Horizontal bars753
- A63B 41/00Hollow inflatable balls726
- A63B 31/00Swimming aids651
- A63B 51/00Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets493
- A63B 33/00Swimming equipment attachable to the head484
- A63B 9/00Climbing poles, frames, or stages473
- A63B 29/00Apparatus for mountaineering470
- A63B 15/00Clubs for gymnastics or the like456
- A63B 65/00Implements for throwing426
- A63B 17/00Exercising apparatus combining several parts such as ladders, rods, beams, slides397
- A63B 2214/00Training methodsIndexing code390
- A63B 61/00Tennis nets or accessories for tennis or like games320
- A63B 27/00Apparatus for climbing poles, trees, or the like278
- A63B 2213/00Exercising combined with therapyIndexing code268
- A63B 39/00Hollow non-inflatable balls , i.e. having no valves267
- A63B 7/00Freely-suspended gymnastic apparatus217
- A63B 6/00Mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping, gymnastics or the199
- A63B 25/00Stilts or the like167
- A63B 19/00Hoop exercising apparatus160
- A63B 35/00Swimming framework with driving mechanisms operated by the swimmer or by a156
- A63B 3/00Parallel bars or similar apparatus103
- A63B 4/00Balance beams59
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By later US patents
- Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor1,263US 6,013,007 ALiquid Spark, LLC · 2000
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