A63F 2007/341
Ball collecting devices or dispensers
Official title: {Ball collecting devices or dispensers}
A63F2007/341 (Ball collecting devices or dispensers) appears on 35 US grants and 31 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 31
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 55
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for altering the motion of a foosball25 Aug 2026US 12,714,934 B1TOCA Football, Inc.
- Toss game assembly and method therefor27 Jan 2026US 12,533,570 B1
- Automated ball exchange and selection for roulette game cycle optimization25 Mar 2025US 12,257,516 B2Interblock D.O.O.
- Spelling game comprising removable tokens positioned on a track29 Aug 2023US 11,738,256 B2
- System and method for foosball table implementing playing obstacles11 Apr 2023US 11,623,134 B1TOCA Football, Inc.
- Racing game device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208032 A1Big Potato Enterprises Limited
- Maze game14 May 2026US 2026/0131226 A1Lovevery, Inc.
- Automated ball exchange and selection for roulette game cycle optimization8 Aug 2024US 2024/0261669 A1Interblock D.O.O.
- Spelling game comprising removable tokens positioned on a track24 Nov 2022US 2022/0370889 A1
- Movable flipper drain device of pinball machine3 Mar 2022US 2022/0062746 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ball storage device for pinball games121US 5,358,242 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1994
- Ball trough for pinball games118US 5,358,243 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1994
- Garage roof party game75US 5,112,048 A1992
- Table soccer or football game structure27US 4,025,073 A1977
- Baseball game board21US 4,179,123 A1979