A63F 7/00
Indoor games using small moving playing bodies
Official title: Indoor games using small moving playing bodies, e.g. balls, discs or blocks (board games or raffle games A63F3/00; roulette games A63F5/00; miniature bowling games A63D3/00; bagatelle or similar games A63D13/00; billiards or pocket billiards A63D15/00)
A63F7/00 (Indoor games using small moving playing bodies) appears on 2,284 US grants and 1,203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 2,284
- Published applications
- 1,203
- Assignees
- 590
- Inventors
- 3,043
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | 0 |
| 1977 | 80 | 0 |
| 1978 | 53 | 0 |
| 1979 | 43 | 0 |
| 1980 | 64 | 0 |
| 1981 | 75 | 0 |
| 1982 | 55 | 0 |
| 1983 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | 39 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 61 | 0 |
| 1990 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | 64 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 90 | 0 |
| 1995 | 80 | 0 |
| 1996 | 74 | 0 |
| 1997 | 67 | 0 |
| 1998 | 73 | 0 |
| 1999 | 54 | 0 |
| 2000 | 57 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 17 |
| 2002 | 48 | 40 |
| 2003 | 45 | 38 |
| 2004 | 27 | 41 |
| 2005 | 21 | 57 |
| 2006 | 25 | 58 |
| 2007 | 31 | 55 |
| 2008 | 24 | 50 |
| 2009 | 21 | 38 |
| 2010 | 31 | 44 |
| 2011 | 37 | 48 |
| 2012 | 34 | 44 |
| 2013 | 35 | 56 |
| 2014 | 48 | 58 |
| 2015 | 43 | 51 |
| 2016 | 28 | 56 |
| 2017 | 35 | 48 |
| 2018 | 34 | 51 |
| 2019 | 46 | 44 |
| 2020 | 52 | 53 |
| 2021 | 27 | 47 |
| 2022 | 36 | 49 |
| 2023 | 28 | 53 |
| 2024 | 31 | 38 |
| 2025 | 24 | 26 |
| 2026 | 34 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 7/22Accessories1,182
- A63F 7/06Games simulating outdoor ball games594
- A63F 7/02Indoor games using small moving playing bodies: using falling playing bodies or490
- A63F 7/04Indoor games using small moving playing bodies: using balls to be shaken380
- A63F 7/0017Played on a table by two players from opposite sides of the110
- A63F 7/0023Played on a table from all sides99
- A63F 7/0058Electric99
- A63F 7/0005Played on a table, the ball or other playing body being rolled91
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