A63F 7/30
Details of the playing surface
Official title: {Details of the playing surface, e.g.} obstacles; {Goal posts;} Targets; Scoring or pocketing devices; Playing-body-actuated sensors, e.g. switches; Tilt indicators; {Means for detecting misuse or errors}
A63F7/30 (Details of the playing surface) appears on 363 US grants and 205 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 363
- Published applications
- 205
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 519
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 16 |
| 2020 | 22 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 7/305Goal posts227
- A63F 2007/3005Obstacles, obstructionsIndexing code58
- A63F 2007/303Parts of the playing surface being movable, replaceable or removableIndexing code58
- A63F 2007/308Means for detecting misuse or errorsIndexing code20
- A63F 2007/302Hidden parts or passagesIndexing code10
- A63F 2007/3025With means for indicating or regulating a start positionIndexing code6
- A63F 7/32Apparatus for varying scoring values2
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