A63D 5/00
Accessories for bowling-alleys or table alleys
A63D5/00 (Accessories for bowling-alleys or table alleys) appears on 414 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63D- Granted patents
- 414
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 534
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 |
| 2003 | 10 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 19 |
| 2006 | 15 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63D 5/04Indicating devices136
- A63D 5/08Arrangements for setting-up or taking away pins105
- A63D 5/10Apparatus for cleaning balls, pins, or alleys62
- A63D 5/02Apparatus for trapping or lifting the balls43
- A63D 2005/003Means for preventing the bowling ball to enter the gutterIndexing code30
- A63D 5/06Pin stands4
- A63D 2005/006Heating means for the surface of the alleysIndexing code0
Recent patents
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- Bowling center system12 Nov 2024US 12,138,527 B2QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC
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- Bowling enhancement system with mobile device pairing and related methods25 Jun 2024US 12,017,136 B2Crunchy Logistics LLC
- Interaction of audio, video, effects and architectural lighting with bowling scoring system and methods of use11 Jun 2024US 12,005,341 B2DFX: Sound Vision
- A Modular Bowl In One Game6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224971 A1
- Score-keeping system for a bowling lane14 May 2026US 2026/0131221 A1
- Robotic Pin Setter Device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102685 A1
- Ball Accelerator Device for use with a Ball Lift Assembly12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041990 A1
- Pin fall detecting system5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034429 A1QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifunction interactive automatic bowling alley system utilizing a touch screen console181US 5,198,976 AComputer Sport Systems, Inc. · 1993
- Cleaner and bowling maintenance machine using the same161US 5,761,762 AEishin Technology Company, Limited · 1998
- Video tracking and display system98US 4,893,182 ABrunsick Bowling & Billiards Corporation · 1990
- Bowling scoring display system73US 4,887,813 AAMF Bowling, Inc. · 1989
- Automatic bowling scoring apparatus and bowling alley management system72US 6,048,272 ATelesystems Co., Ltd. · 2000