A63B 37/0022
Coatings
Official title: {Coatings, e.g. paint films; Markings}
A63B37/0022 (Coatings) appears on 644 US grants and 737 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 644
- Published applications
- 737
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 531
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 10 |
| 2002 | 12 | 25 |
| 2003 | 22 | 29 |
| 2004 | 20 | 34 |
| 2005 | 18 | 26 |
| 2006 | 18 | 22 |
| 2007 | 25 | 22 |
| 2008 | 16 | 22 |
| 2009 | 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | 17 | 30 |
| 2011 | 13 | 26 |
| 2012 | 7 | 29 |
| 2013 | 29 | 44 |
| 2014 | 22 | 26 |
| 2015 | 31 | 23 |
| 2016 | 30 | 22 |
| 2017 | 23 | 28 |
| 2018 | 21 | 23 |
| 2019 | 27 | 36 |
| 2020 | 33 | 52 |
| 2021 | 39 | 42 |
| 2022 | 30 | 40 |
| 2023 | 26 | 30 |
| 2024 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 28 | 24 |
| 2026 | 12 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Coating free, finished golf ball with ionomer cover18 Aug 2026US 12,708,818 B2Acushnet Company
- System and method of whitening used golf balls via artificial light4 Aug 2026US 12,700,521 B1Acushnet Company
- Golf ball incorporating transition color region and method of making same28 Jul 2026US 12,691,337 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf ball21 Jul 2026US 12,685,902 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Multi-color golf ball14 Jul 2026US 12,678,667 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Systems and methods for providing a putting training and practice device for improving putting accuracy by reducing variance10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263893 A1
- Golf balls having at least one radar detectable mark13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233062 A1Acushnet Company
- Colored golf ball30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216568 A1
- Golf ball having overlap markings30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216569 A1Acushnet Company
- Golf ball with ring designs in pole areas for improved alignment opportunities16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199740 A1Acushnet Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solid golf ball278US 5,772,531 AKasco Corporation · 1998
- Golf balls comprising light stable materials and methods of making the same205US 6,835,794 B2Acushnet Company · 2004
- Golf ball with vapor barrier layer and method of making same171US 6,632,147 B2Acushnet Company · 2003
- Golf ball and a method for controlling the spin rate of same169US 6,494,795 B2Acushnet Company · 2002
- Method of in-mold coating golf balls163US 5,849,168 AAcushnet Company · 1998