A63B 53/047
Iron-type
Official title: {iron-type}
A63B53/047 (Iron-type) appears on 3,205 US grants and 3,328 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 3,205
- Published applications
- 3,328
- Assignees
- 318
- Inventors
- 1,836
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 40 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 58 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 44 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 24 |
| 2002 | 52 | 57 |
| 2003 | 49 | 81 |
| 2004 | 41 | 87 |
| 2005 | 56 | 142 |
| 2006 | 79 | 98 |
| 2007 | 69 | 105 |
| 2008 | 45 | 117 |
| 2009 | 60 | 120 |
| 2010 | 94 | 159 |
| 2011 | 101 | 141 |
| 2012 | 135 | 135 |
| 2013 | 132 | 168 |
| 2014 | 151 | 128 |
| 2015 | 129 | 142 |
| 2016 | 107 | 131 |
| 2017 | 154 | 143 |
| 2018 | 154 | 204 |
| 2019 | 180 | 168 |
| 2020 | 146 | 149 |
| 2021 | 148 | 145 |
| 2022 | 110 | 139 |
| 2023 | 111 | 143 |
| 2024 | 131 | 163 |
| 2025 | 123 | 137 |
| 2026 | 72 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Variable bounce and heel relief for irons6 Oct 2026US 12,752,162 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf club set providing improved distance gapping adjustability6 Oct 2026US 12,752,167 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf club alternative fitting system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,412 B2Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Golf club face plates with internal cell lattices and related methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,413 B2Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Golf club head with improved striking face8 Sep 2026US 12,728,323 B2Acushnet Company
- Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306916 A1Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC
- Golf club head with insert1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295344 A1Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
- Irons with optimized face1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295345 A1Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295346 A1Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC
- Golf club head with weighted pneumatic insert1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295347 A1Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golf club671US 4,754,977 APlayers Golf, Inc. · 1988
- Golf club562US 4,869,507 APlayers Golf, Inc. · 1989
- Golf club head548US 6,811,496 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 2004
- Golf club with adjustable total weight, center of gravity and balance513US 6,015,354 A2000
- "Iron"-type golf club head503US 5,766,092 ATaylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 1998