A63B 37/0063
Hardness gradient
Official title: {Hardness gradient}
A63B37/0063 (Hardness gradient) appears on 748 US grants and 932 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 748
- Published applications
- 932
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 195
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 14 | 26 |
| 2009 | 19 | 45 |
| 2010 | 27 | 39 |
| 2011 | 31 | 43 |
| 2012 | 32 | 43 |
| 2013 | 22 | 74 |
| 2014 | 42 | 55 |
| 2015 | 66 | 72 |
| 2016 | 66 | 83 |
| 2017 | 76 | 86 |
| 2018 | 78 | 65 |
| 2019 | 70 | 40 |
| 2020 | 38 | 42 |
| 2021 | 34 | 31 |
| 2022 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024 | 17 | 35 |
| 2025 | 17 | 37 |
| 2026 | 10 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Golf ball21 Jul 2026US 12,685,903 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Golf ball23 Jun 2026US 12,661,556 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Golf ball16 Jun 2026US 12,654,070 B2Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Rubber composition for golf ball, and golf ball16 Jun 2026US 12,655,276 B2Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Multi-piece solid golf ball2 Jun 2026US 12,643,015 B2Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Golf ball24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284478 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Multi-piece solid golf ball17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273347 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- Multi-piece solid golf ball20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241236 A1Bridgestone Sports Co.Ltd.
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Solid three-piece golf ball328US 5,184,828 AIlya Co. Ltd. · 1993
- Three-piece solid golf ball297US 5,002,281 ASumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. · 1991
- Golf ball269US 4,919,434 ABridgestone Corporation · 1990
- Solid golf ball213US 4,858,924 ABridgestone Corporation · 1989
- Three-piece solid golf ball210US 4,714,253 ASumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. · 1987