A63B 69/20
Punching balls
Official title: Punching balls {, e.g. for boxing; Other devices for striking used during training of combat sports, e.g. bags}
A63B69/20 (Punching balls) appears on 696 US grants and 721 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 696
- Published applications
- 721
- Assignees
- 205
- Inventors
- 1,116
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 13 | 24 |
| 2005 | 6 | 18 |
| 2006 | 16 | 20 |
| 2007 | 9 | 25 |
| 2008 | 9 | 24 |
| 2009 | 15 | 17 |
| 2010 | 19 | 24 |
| 2011 | 23 | 30 |
| 2012 | 12 | 35 |
| 2013 | 21 | 29 |
| 2014 | 29 | 43 |
| 2015 | 32 | 39 |
| 2016 | 26 | 31 |
| 2017 | 30 | 39 |
| 2018 | 26 | 29 |
| 2019 | 28 | 38 |
| 2020 | 29 | 38 |
| 2021 | 21 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 41 |
| 2023 | 27 | 41 |
| 2024 | 31 | 30 |
| 2025 | 21 | 29 |
| 2026 | 13 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63B 69/22Mounted on, or suspended from, a fixed support345
- A63B 69/305Hanging heavy punching bags181
- A63B 69/32With indicating devices170
- A63B 69/24Mounted on, or suspended from, a movable support143
- A63B 69/215Anthropomorphic devices95
- A63B 69/28Attachments located on the balls or other training devices at opposite points60
Recent patents
- Connected device to be fitted to a punching bag15 Sep 2026US 12,734,425 B2Percut
- Exercise apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,337 B2Core Health & Fitness, LLC
- Grappling apparatus for wrestling training16 Jun 2026US 12,654,085 B2
- Systems and methods for sensor-based sports analytics26 May 2026US 12,636,548 B2GameChanger Analytics, Inc.
- Counterweight base for punching bag5 May 2026US 12,616,889 B2Linyi Aibeijian Sports Goods Co., Ltd.
- Electronic punching bag system provided with an anchoring unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306928 A1BHT, UNIPESSOAL. Lda
- Boxing and martial arts training system having a rotating arm24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284499 A1
- An electronic punching bag apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273368 A1BHT, UNIPESSOAL. Lda
- A punching bag17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273369 A1BHT, UNIPESSOAL. Lda
- A system for gamifying a punching bag training session17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273370 A1BHT, UNIPESSOAL. Lda
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