A63B 37/0031
Hardness
Official title: {Hardness}
A63B37/0031 (Hardness) appears on 1,752 US grants and 1,693 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 1,752
- Published applications
- 1,693
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 481
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 62 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 74 | 43 |
| 2002 | 79 | 100 |
| 2003 | 98 | 128 |
| 2004 | 82 | 100 |
| 2005 | 77 | 71 |
| 2006 | 107 | 77 |
| 2007 | 71 | 69 |
| 2008 | 56 | 71 |
| 2009 | 45 | 88 |
| 2010 | 44 | 78 |
| 2011 | 71 | 82 |
| 2012 | 54 | 99 |
| 2013 | 64 | 100 |
| 2014 | 73 | 56 |
| 2015 | 76 | 68 |
| 2016 | 65 | 71 |
| 2017 | 64 | 63 |
| 2018 | 69 | 69 |
| 2019 | 89 | 58 |
| 2020 | 46 | 51 |
| 2021 | 46 | 31 |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 |
| 2023 | 25 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 28 |
| 2025 | 12 | 37 |
| 2026 | 6 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Golf ball12 May 2026US 12,623,120 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Golf ball12 May 2026US 12,623,121 B1Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf balls having increased impact durability7 Apr 2026US 12,594,465 B2Acushnet Company
- Use of farnesene, polyfarnesene and farnesene copolymer for golf balls3 Mar 2026US 12,564,766 B1Callaway Golf Company
- Golf ball with dual mantle layers24 Feb 2026US 12,558,596 B1Callaway Golf Company
- 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.
- Golf ball25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175091 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf ball25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175093 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Golf ball389US 4,650,193 ASpalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc. · 1987