A63F 7/2409
Apparatus for projecting the balls
Official title: {Apparatus for projecting the balls}
A63F7/2409 (Apparatus for projecting the balls) appears on 247 US grants and 133 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 247
- Published applications
- 133
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 434
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 7/249Projecting the playing bodies through the air117
- A63F 7/2472Projecting devices with actuating mechanisms57
- A63F 7/2481With a projection mechanism actuated by a spring or other elastic member37
- A63F 7/2436Hand-held or connected to a finger27
- A63F 7/2427With laterally movable, slidable projecting mechanism9
- A63F 7/2418With two projecting mechanisms working under different angles8
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