A63F 7/305
Goal posts
Official title: {Goal posts; Winning posts for rolling-balls}
A63F7/305 (Goal posts) appears on 227 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 227
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 298
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for altering the motion of a foosball25 Aug 2026US 12,714,934 B1TOCA Football, Inc.
- Rotating target and ramp assembly for a pinball machine28 Jul 2026US 12,691,367 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Tabletop shooting game28 Jul 2026US 12,691,368 B2
- Game utilizing reaction adjustable bumper16 Jun 2026US 12,654,093 B2
- Electromagnetic newton ball and ball diverter assembly for a pinball machine21 Apr 2026US 12,605,620 B1Stern Pinball, Inc.
- Spinner Target Assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284511 A1Turner Logic, LLC
- Miniature Optical Interruption Sensor Assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284512 A1Turner Logic, LLC
- Board game construction20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241271 A1
- Tabletop battle game16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102690 A1Tomy International, Inc.
- Target Game5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061279 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive playfield feature for pinball games145US 5,123,647 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1992
- Rotary ball receptacle for a pinball game145US 5,322,283 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1994
- Dual function drop target for pinball game144US 5,516,103 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1996
- Ball diverter for a pinball game132US 5,507,488 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1996
- Multilevel play feature for a pinball game129US 5,226,653 AWilliams Electronics Games, Inc. · 1993