A63F 7/027
Electric
Official title: {electric}
A63F7/027 (Electric) appears on 235 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 266
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pinball machines28 Jul 2026US 12,691,366 B2University of Cincinnati
- Rotating target and ramp assembly for a pinball machine28 Jul 2026US 12,691,367 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Collapsible ramp for an amusement game device30 Jun 2026US 12,667,774 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Electromagnetic newton ball and ball diverter assembly for a pinball machine21 Apr 2026US 12,605,620 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Pinball machine ramp3 Mar 2026US 12,564,782 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Arcade machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295375 A1Paokai Electronic Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Legacy pinball machine wifi retrofit device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295376 A1Warped Pinball LLC
- Persistent state gaming device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295405 A1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Miniature Optical Interruption Sensor Assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284512 A1Turner Logic, LLC
- Virtual pinball control10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263912 A1Cleveland Software Design, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of playing game and gaming device with at least one additional payout indicator962US 5,882,261 AAnchor Gaming · 1999
- Gaming machine with skill feature630US 5,342,049 A1994
- Video pinball machine controller having an optical accelerometer for detecting slide and tilt227US 5,611,731 AThrustmaster, Inc. · 1997
- Amusement game with pinball type playfield and virtual video images184US 6,036,188 AWilliams Electronic Games, Inc. · 2000
- Holographic display for pinball games147US 5,316,303 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1994