A63F 7/06
Games simulating outdoor ball games
Official title: Games simulating outdoor ball games, e.g. hockey (table games physically beneficial for the human body, modelled on outdoor sports, e.g. table tennis, A63B67/04)
A63F7/06 (Games simulating outdoor ball games) appears on 594 US grants and 400 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 594
- Published applications
- 400
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 916
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 12 | 18 |
| 2005 | 7 | 27 |
| 2006 | 7 | 25 |
| 2007 | 13 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 24 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 16 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 14 |
| 2015 | 14 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 18 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026 | 10 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 7/0604Type of ball game344
- A63F 7/0672With play figures fixed to a rotatable and longitudinally movable shaft93
- A63F 7/0668The ball being flicked with a finger or hit with a stick80
- A63F 7/0664Electric56
- A63F 7/0684With play figures slidable or rotatable about a vertical axis42
- A63F 7/066The playing bodies being projected by means of compressed air39
- A63F 7/068Using magnetic power26
- A63F 7/0688With operation by foot11
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