A63B 69/406
With rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or
Official title: {with rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or bodies by friction}
A63B69/406 (With rotating discs, wheels or pulleys gripping and propelling the balls or) appears on 288 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 288
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 427
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 |
| 2019 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ball game practice apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263894 A1
- Billiard ball launching device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249164 A1
- Timed object delivery indicator system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241260 A1
- Smart and portable sports training systems and associated devices and methods6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224963 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ball throwing assistant484US 6,539,931 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2003
- Ball catching frame with ball expelling machine connected thereto145US 4,883,272 A1989
- Programmable baseball pitching apparatus130US 5,464,208 AWNAN, Inc. · 1995
- Basketball return device106US 4,714,248 A1987
- Computer controller ball throwing machine103US 5,125,653 A1992