A63B 2102/182
Softball
Official title: {Softball}
A63B2102/182 (Softball) appears on 598 US grants and 744 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 598
- Published applications
- 744
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 982
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 15 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12 |
| 2004 | 13 | 19 |
| 2005 | 11 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 15 |
| 2008 | 12 | 28 |
| 2009 | 8 | 22 |
| 2010 | 12 | 19 |
| 2011 | 24 | 35 |
| 2012 | 18 | 32 |
| 2013 | 15 | 27 |
| 2014 | 19 | 41 |
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| 2016 | 30 | 31 |
| 2017 | 30 | 42 |
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| 2019 | 39 | 45 |
| 2020 | 38 | 46 |
| 2021 | 33 | 42 |
| 2022 | 24 | 44 |
| 2023 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 33 | 30 |
| 2025 | 25 | 37 |
| 2026 | 15 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for protective screen18 Aug 2026US 12,708,828 B1MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
- Swing training apparatus and method11 Aug 2026US 12,702,909 B1
- Sport ball retrieving system28 Jul 2026US 12,691,338 B2The Ball Caddy, LLC
- Footwear having sensor system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,263 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Movement-examination system for electronically determining strike-zone location16 Jun 2026US 12,654,087 B1
- Physical training and rehabilitation device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306896 A1
- Ball batter trainer apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295357 A1
- Impact-Damping Ring for Sports Equipment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284493 A1
- Pitch Training Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249151 A1Hardball Lessons L.L.C.
- Baseball/softball bat with radially deflectable inner barrel20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241246 A1Xiamen Pheasant Hi-Tech Aluminum Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Footwear having sensor system160US 8,676,541 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2014
- Ball bat with rebound core125US 5,511,777 AGrover Products Co. · 1996
- Cellular structures with twelve-cornered cells122US 10,393,315 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2019
- Softball bat105US 5,415,398 A1995
- Golf club head or other ball striking device having stiffened face portion100US 8,070,623 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2011