A63F 13/21
Characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
Official title: characterised by their sensors, purposes or types
A63F13/21 (Characterised by their sensors, purposes or types) appears on 8,573 US grants and 11,136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 8,573
- Published applications
- 11,136
- Assignees
- 2,166
- Inventors
- 14,028
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 43 |
| 2002 | 40 | 85 |
| 2003 | 55 | 87 |
| 2004 | 45 | 82 |
| 2005 | 45 | 134 |
| 2006 | 35 | 201 |
| 2007 | 31 | 231 |
| 2008 | 62 | 259 |
| 2009 | 64 | 270 |
| 2010 | 123 | 333 |
| 2011 | 163 | 428 |
| 2012 | 302 | 554 |
| 2013 | 376 | 489 |
| 2014 | 454 | 574 |
| 2015 | 412 | 469 |
| 2016 | 462 | 552 |
| 2017 | 574 | 664 |
| 2018 | 503 | 686 |
| 2019 | 689 | 703 |
| 2020 | 715 | 749 |
| 2021 | 651 | 672 |
| 2022 | 575 | 657 |
| 2023 | 557 | 661 |
| 2024 | 587 | 680 |
| 2025 | 504 | 468 |
| 2026 | 252 | 405 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 13/213Comprising photodetecting means3,385
- A63F 13/211Using inertial sensors2,356
- A63F 13/214For locating contacts on a surface2,292
- A63F 13/212Using sensors worn by the player1,445
- A63F 13/216Using geographical information1,040
- A63F 13/215Comprising means for detecting acoustic signals880
- A63F 13/218Using pressure sensors495
- A63F 13/219For aiming at specific areas on the display286
Recent patents
- Game controller6 Oct 2026US 12,752,185 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Gaming machine with a curved display6 Oct 2026US 12,752,187 B2Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.
- Entertainment system, a method and a computer program29 Sep 2026US 12,746,460 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Controller29 Sep 2026US 12,746,461 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Selecting an interpretation of input actuation information received from a controller22 Sep 2026US 12,741,209 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Gamified physical therapy rehabilitation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306910 A1
- Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing method, and information processing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306938 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Portable game device and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295381 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Portable game device and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295382 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Input processing using encoding and decoding1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295396 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Distributed electronic entertainment method and apparatus1,916US 7,657,910 B1E-Cast, Inc. · 2010
- Method for treating medical conditions using a microprocessor-based video game1,270US 5,918,603 AHealth Hero Network, Inc. · 1999
- Remote-auditing of computer generated outcomes, authenticated billing and access control, and software metering system using cryptographic and other protocols1,001US 5,970,143 AWalker Asset Management, L.P. · 1999
- System and method for augmented and virtual reality924US 9,215,293 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2015
- Interactive movement and contact simulation game903US 5,913,727 A1999