A63B 71/022
Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like
Official title: {Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like, e.g. for spectator protection, for arresting balls}
A63B71/022 (Backstops, cages, enclosures or the like) appears on 603 US grants and 662 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 603
- Published applications
- 662
- Assignees
- 215
- Inventors
- 932
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 29 | 33 |
| 2025 | 16 | 26 |
| 2026 | 20 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Combination backstop and netting apparatus and related systems and methods1 Sep 2026US 12,722,065 B2
- Golf practice system25 Aug 2026US 12,714,928 B2Eighteen Heights Holdings, LLC
- Muscle activation assembly system and method18 Aug 2026US 12,708,584 B2IQInvestments Corporation Pty. Ltd.
- Systems and methods for protective screen18 Aug 2026US 12,708,828 B1MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
- Ball collecting and returning installation11 Aug 2026US 12,702,899 B2Court 16, Inc.
- Ball game practice apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263894 A1
- Ball return system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224946 A1TRK Corporation
- Chipping Target Net with Auto Ball Return16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199761 A1
- Easy-to-assemble trampoline with spray elements9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192174 A1
- Flying disc target upper assembly attenuation system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183641 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dual matrix tracking system and method121US 10,546,467 B1Edge Technology · 2020
- Portable fence119US 5,402,988 ASpecialty Recreation Equipment, Inc. · 1995
- Collapsible structures103US 5,816,954 APatent Category Corp. · 1998
- Trampoline or the like with enclosure103US 6,053,845 AJumpSport, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for a mobile training device for simultaneous use by multiple users76US 7,789,811 B22010