A63B 47/00
Devices for handling or treating balls
Official title: Devices for handling or treating balls {, e.g. for holding or carrying balls}
A63B47/00 (Devices for handling or treating balls) appears on 1,750 US grants and 1,337 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 1,750
- Published applications
- 1,337
- Assignees
- 474
- Inventors
- 2,809
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | 39 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 44 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 8 |
| 2002 | 48 | 34 |
| 2003 | 41 | 48 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 |
| 2005 | 31 | 52 |
| 2006 | 36 | 67 |
| 2007 | 29 | 61 |
| 2008 | 22 | 46 |
| 2009 | 15 | 55 |
| 2010 | 33 | 53 |
| 2011 | 28 | 43 |
| 2012 | 50 | 58 |
| 2013 | 37 | 49 |
| 2014 | 36 | 52 |
| 2015 | 48 | 58 |
| 2016 | 44 | 60 |
| 2017 | 43 | 61 |
| 2018 | 38 | 49 |
| 2019 | 65 | 60 |
| 2020 | 49 | 56 |
| 2021 | 48 | 49 |
| 2022 | 26 | 51 |
| 2023 | 43 | 63 |
| 2024 | 47 | 57 |
| 2025 | 36 | 53 |
| 2026 | 38 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63B 47/02Devices for handling or treating balls: for picking-up or collecting785
- A63B 47/002Devices for dispensing balls370
- A63B 47/04Devices for handling or treating balls: for cleaning balls213
- A63B 47/008Devices for measuring or verifying ball characteristics149
- A63B 47/001Ball holders attached to the player's body97
- A63B 47/005Ball heating devices48
- A63B 47/007Devices for carrying, stacking or transporting bowling balls41
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