A63B 53/00
Golf clubs
A63B53/00 (Golf clubs) appears on 9,570 US grants and 9,434 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 9,570
- Published applications
- 9,434
- Assignees
- 1,070
- Inventors
- 6,177
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | 78 | 0 |
| 1990 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | 77 | 0 |
| 1992 | 84 | 0 |
| 1993 | 107 | 0 |
| 1994 | 153 | 0 |
| 1995 | 178 | 0 |
| 1996 | 164 | 0 |
| 1997 | 179 | 0 |
| 1998 | 219 | 0 |
| 1999 | 217 | 0 |
| 2000 | 170 | 0 |
| 2001 | 193 | 61 |
| 2002 | 206 | 266 |
| 2003 | 207 | 308 |
| 2004 | 183 | 347 |
| 2005 | 196 | 426 |
| 2006 | 253 | 363 |
| 2007 | 225 | 389 |
| 2008 | 222 | 376 |
| 2009 | 231 | 387 |
| 2010 | 285 | 416 |
| 2011 | 296 | 406 |
| 2012 | 328 | 370 |
| 2013 | 357 | 438 |
| 2014 | 392 | 370 |
| 2015 | 337 | 434 |
| 2016 | 319 | 413 |
| 2017 | 413 | 380 |
| 2018 | 394 | 455 |
| 2019 | 447 | 419 |
| 2020 | 386 | 370 |
| 2021 | 344 | 365 |
| 2022 | 247 | 355 |
| 2023 | 261 | 346 |
| 2024 | 276 | 367 |
| 2025 | 274 | 339 |
| 2026 | 190 | 268 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63B 53/04Heads7,507
- A63B 53/02Joint structures between the head and the shaft1,553
- A63B 53/14Handles1,060
- A63B 53/10Non-metallic shafts741
- A63B 53/005Club sets725
- A63B 53/007Putters685
- A63B 53/08Golf clubs: with special arrangements for obtaining a variable impact469
- A63B 53/12Metallic shafts256
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Recent patents
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- Heel-shafted golf putter structure for maintaining, returning to and/or seeking the face square and method of assembling same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306917 A1L.A.B. Golf Company LLC
- Putter-type golf club head8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306918 A1
- Golf club grip assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306919 A1Mod Golf Technologies, LLC
- Golf club head with shell and additional element(s)1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295341 A1Golfyr AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Metal injection molded putter1,208US 8,007,370 B2Cobra Golf Incorporated · 2011
- Golf club671US 4,754,977 APlayers Golf, Inc. · 1988
- Golf club head having a removable weight639US 6,773,360 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 2004
- Wood-type golf club head with improved adjustable weight configuration638US 5,518,243 AZubi Golf Company · 1996
- Golf club613US 4,085,934 A1978