A63F 2300/305
For providing a graphical or textual hint to the player
Official title: for providing a graphical or textual hint to the player
A63F2300/305 (For providing a graphical or textual hint to the player) appears on 355 US grants and 381 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 355
- Published applications
- 381
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 742
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 17 | 16 |
| 2003 | 12 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 5 | 26 |
| 2009 | 8 | 38 |
| 2010 | 15 | 30 |
| 2011 | 10 | 30 |
| 2012 | 27 | 30 |
| 2013 | 30 | 23 |
| 2014 | 26 | 12 |
| 2015 | 18 | 17 |
| 2016 | 26 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 | 9 |
| 2018 | 12 | 3 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 |
| 2021 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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