A63B 37/00221
Characterised by the material
Official title: {characterised by the material}
A63B37/00221 (Characterised by the material) appears on 306 US grants and 342 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 306
- Published applications
- 342
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 291
- 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 16 | 8 |
| 2008 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 14 | 18 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 19 | 21 |
| 2020 | 20 | 28 |
| 2021 | 16 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 30 |
| 2023 | 13 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 |
| 2025 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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 ball21 Jul 2026US 12,685,902 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Multi-color golf ball14 Jul 2026US 12,678,667 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf balls having at least one radar detectable mark7 Apr 2026US 12,594,464 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf balls having at least one radar detectable mark13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233062 A1Acushnet Company
- Colored golf ball30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216568 A1
- Golf ball25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175086 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf ball18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166386 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf ball having at least one radar detectable mark11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158356 A1Acushnet Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golf ball with fluorescent cover151US 4,798,386 AAcushnet Company · 1989
- Abrasion resistant urethane topcoat119US 5,820,491 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Composition for a floater golf ball and the floater golf ball made therefrom109US 4,085,937 AHugh J. McLaughlin & Son, Inc. · 1978
- Golf ball88US 5,156,405 ASumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. · 1992
- Luminescent golf ball66US 5,989,135 ANight & Day Golf, Inc. · 1999