A63D 15/00
Billiards
Official title: Billiards, e.g. carom billiards or pocket billiards; Billiard tables (bagatelle A63D13/00)
A63D15/00 (Billiards) appears on 713 US grants and 541 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63D- Granted patents
- 713
- Published applications
- 541
- Assignees
- 156
- Inventors
- 1,010
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 17 | 20 |
| 2003 | 19 | 23 |
| 2004 | 26 | 31 |
| 2005 | 24 | 39 |
| 2006 | 14 | 27 |
| 2007 | 26 | 43 |
| 2008 | 14 | 45 |
| 2009 | 19 | 36 |
| 2010 | 27 | 23 |
| 2011 | 17 | 24 |
| 2012 | 18 | 22 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 13 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 23 |
| 2017 | 14 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 | 13 |
| 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 8 | 22 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 |
| 2025 | 14 | 21 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63D 15/08Cues276
- A63D 15/006Training or aiming arrangements on billiard tables99
- A63D 15/005Ball-spotting racks, i.e. frames for positioning the balls in pocket billiards or71
- A63D 15/04Billiard tables convertible into other tables, or the like61
- A63D 15/20Scoring or registering devices56
- A63D 15/16Chalk holders30
- A63D 15/06Cushions or fastenings therefor27
- A63D 15/003Pockets for pocket billiard tables24
Recent patents
- Cue tip system and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,752,179 B1
- Device for storing plates forming a dinner tray for a pool table21 Jul 2026US 12,685,391 B2Cornilleau SAS
- Integrated rail for pool table21 Jul 2026US 12,685,921 B2
- Training device for cue sports14 Jul 2026US 12,678,684 B2
- Billiards cue ball stroke training aid23 Jun 2026US 12,661,574 B1
- Modular Pool Cue Holder with Integrated Phone Stand and Wireless Charging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295372 A1
- Game and Apparatus for Playing Pool24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284508 A1
- Billiards Pool Cue Chalk Locking Holder17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273382 A1
- Removal Device for Pocket Billiards Chalk10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263900 A1
- Billiard ball launching device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249164 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computerized pool cue93US 6,217,450 B12001
- Pool cue alignment and training apparatus81US 6,746,336 B12004
- Apparatus for monitoring a boundary line56US 4,375,289 APRECITEC Gesellschaft fur Prazisionstechnik und Elektronik mbH & Co. Entwicklungs und Vertriebs-KG · 1983
- Sports goggle53US 4,317,240 ACarrera International Corporation · 1982
- Method and apparatus for rating billiard shots and displaying optimal paths50US 4,882,676 A1989