A63F 13/98
Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game
Official title: Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers
A63F13/98 (Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game) appears on 1,146 US grants and 1,498 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 1,146
- Published applications
- 1,498
- Assignees
- 450
- Inventors
- 2,216
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 70 | 102 |
| 2025 | 83 | 79 |
| 2026 | 32 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Game controller6 Oct 2026US 12,752,185 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for analyzing user-generated performance data29 Sep 2026US 12,746,466 B2GN Store Nord A/S
- System, portable electronic device, processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium15 Sep 2026US 12,738,674 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Accessory usable with different video game controllers1 Sep 2026US 12,722,076 B2
- Modular multi-system gaming console25 Aug 2026US 12,714,941 B2Push-Run Holdings, LLC
- Protective package device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305783 A1Shenzhen Deone Innovation Technology Co., Ltd
- Attachment device, information processing system, operation method, and operation program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295446 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Docking connector platform for mobile electronic devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299643 A1Popsockets LLC
- Controller grip24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284520 A1Shenzhen Deone Innovation Technology Co., Ltd
- One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored therein a program causing a computer to perform information processing when executed by one or more processors, an information processing system, computer implemented method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273410 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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