A63B 37/0004
Surface depressions or protrusions
Official title: {Surface depressions or protrusions}
A63B37/0004 (Surface depressions or protrusions) appears on 1,283 US grants and 1,297 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 1,283
- Published applications
- 1,297
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 525
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 26 |
| 2002 | 44 | 54 |
| 2003 | 53 | 74 |
| 2004 | 62 | 68 |
| 2005 | 52 | 56 |
| 2006 | 53 | 57 |
| 2007 | 68 | 51 |
| 2008 | 44 | 46 |
| 2009 | 44 | 55 |
| 2010 | 29 | 73 |
| 2011 | 33 | 65 |
| 2012 | 36 | 74 |
| 2013 | 51 | 67 |
| 2014 | 55 | 41 |
| 2015 | 47 | 50 |
| 2016 | 48 | 53 |
| 2017 | 46 | 52 |
| 2018 | 54 | 52 |
| 2019 | 52 | 47 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 |
| 2021 | 39 | 30 |
| 2022 | 15 | 32 |
| 2023 | 21 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 17 | 62 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63B 37/0006Arrangement or layout of dimples696
- A63B 37/002Specified dimple diameter646
- A63B 37/0018Specified number of dimples631
- A63B 37/0012Dimple profile, i.e. cross-sectional view555
- A63B 37/0019Specified dimple depth536
- A63B 37/0021Occupation ratio, i.e. percentage surface occupied by dimples433
- A63B 37/0007Non-circular dimples427
- A63B 37/0017Specified total dimple volume217
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