A63B 37/0077
Physical properties
Official title: {Physical properties}
A63B37/0077 (Physical properties) appears on 2,363 US grants and 2,447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 2,363
- Published applications
- 2,447
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 720
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 82 | 41 |
| 2002 | 87 | 102 |
| 2003 | 108 | 148 |
| 2004 | 86 | 117 |
| 2005 | 77 | 96 |
| 2006 | 103 | 83 |
| 2007 | 72 | 79 |
| 2008 | 69 | 83 |
| 2009 | 60 | 100 |
| 2010 | 62 | 127 |
| 2011 | 77 | 111 |
| 2012 | 90 | 121 |
| 2013 | 76 | 163 |
| 2014 | 93 | 122 |
| 2015 | 130 | 139 |
| 2016 | 126 | 129 |
| 2017 | 121 | 114 |
| 2018 | 117 | 104 |
| 2019 | 125 | 101 |
| 2020 | 91 | 94 |
| 2021 | 74 | 45 |
| 2022 | 36 | 44 |
| 2023 | 37 | 45 |
| 2024 | 31 | 51 |
| 2025 | 29 | 67 |
| 2026 | 16 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63B 37/0092Hardness distribution amongst different ball layers945
- A63B 37/0087Deflection or compression598
- A63B 37/008Diameter593
- A63B 37/0078Coefficient of restitution468
- A63B 37/0096Spin rate434
- A63B 37/0083Weight311
- A63B 37/0084Initial velocity258
- A63B 37/0091Density distribution amongst the different ball layers244
All 19 subgroupsShow fewer
- A63B 37/009Coefficient of lift155
- A63B 37/0097Layers interlocking by means of protrusions or inserts, lattices or the like151
- A63B 37/0089Coefficient of drag119
- A63B 37/0094Rebound resilience111
- A63B 37/0082Density100
- A63B 37/00776Slab hardness90
- A63B 37/0093Moisture vapour transmission rate [mvtr]78
- A63B 37/0095Scuff resistance78
- A63B 37/0086Flexural modulus69
- A63B 37/0088Frequency34
- A63B 37/00773Moment of inertia9
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Polyurethane golf ball703US 5,334,673 AAcushnet Company · 1994
- 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
- Golf ball389US 4,650,193 ASpalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc. · 1987
- Ball and process and composition of matter for production thereof361US 4,123,061 AAcushnet Company · 1978