A63B 37/0023
Covers
Official title: {Covers}
A63B37/0023 (Covers) appears on 2,792 US grants and 2,764 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 2,792
- Published applications
- 2,764
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 852
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 86 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 103 | 60 |
| 2002 | 104 | 135 |
| 2003 | 131 | 197 |
| 2004 | 125 | 160 |
| 2005 | 111 | 119 |
| 2006 | 152 | 130 |
| 2007 | 117 | 107 |
| 2008 | 84 | 119 |
| 2009 | 81 | 143 |
| 2010 | 75 | 120 |
| 2011 | 105 | 123 |
| 2012 | 85 | 145 |
| 2013 | 96 | 162 |
| 2014 | 112 | 122 |
| 2015 | 132 | 115 |
| 2016 | 109 | 117 |
| 2017 | 104 | 101 |
| 2018 | 104 | 99 |
| 2019 | 125 | 96 |
| 2020 | 82 | 82 |
| 2021 | 64 | 52 |
| 2022 | 50 | 56 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 |
| 2024 | 43 | 62 |
| 2025 | 35 | 73 |
| 2026 | 19 | 22 |
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
- Headset for combining virtual elements with physical elements of a golf game, and its system and method of use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,913 B2
- Multi-color golf ball14 Jul 2026US 12,678,667 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf ball23 Jun 2026US 12,661,556 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Cast elastomers with tunable material property development16 Jun 2026US 12,654,368 B2Acushnet Company
- Multi-colored cover layer for a golf ball20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241235 A1Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
- Multi-piece solid golf ball20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241237 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf balls having increased impact durability13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233063 A1Acushnet Company
- Golf ball25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175086 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf ball25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175090 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Polyurethane golf ball703US 5,334,673 AAcushnet Company · 1994
- Polyurea composition suitable for a golf ball cover525US 5,484,870 AAcushnet Company · 1996
- Golf ball and method of making same449US 5,803,831 ALisco, Inc. · 1998
- Multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer435US 5,885,172 AAcushnet Company · 1999
- Multilayer golf ball433US 5,688,191 AAcushnet Company · 1997