A63B 49/022
String guides on frames
Official title: String guides on frames, e.g. grommets
A63B49/022 (String guides on frames) appears on 232 US grants and 126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 126
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 264
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 10 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 9 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 9 |
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| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Grommet and racket21 Jul 2026US 12,685,906 B2Yonex Kabushiki Kaisha
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- Grommet and racket7 Apr 2026US 12,594,468 B2Yonex Kabushiki Kaisha
- Grommet and racket3 Sep 2024US 12,076,620 B2Yonex Kabushiki Kaisha
- Racket2 Apr 2024US 11,944,877 B2Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Racket frame and racket16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102660 A1Yonex Kabushiki Kaisha
- Rackets with unique stringing mechanism and system and method thereof4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367511 A1Julio Platforms
- Racket13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345666 A1Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
- Sports racket and sports kit comprising such a racket16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319361 A1
- Racket Frame and Racket5 Jun 2025US 2025/0177823 A1Mizuno Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lacrosse stick94US 4,034,984 AWm. T. Burnett & Co., Inc. · 1977
- Long tennis racquet80US 5,464,210 APrince Sports Group, Inc. · 1995
- Lacrosse stick with peripherally grooved support tabs58US 4,138,111 AW. H. Brine Company · 1979
- Multi-component lacrosse stick head56US 6,723,134 B22004
- Tennis racket47US 3,999,756 APrince Manufacturing, Inc. · 1976