A63F 9/0204
Targets therefor
Official title: {Targets therefor (for ball games A63B63/00)}
A63F9/0204 (Targets therefor) appears on 255 US grants and 230 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 255
- Published applications
- 230
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 478
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 14 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 15 |
| 2017 | 8 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 19 |
| 2019 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Suction dart target game system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,617 B2PD Games, LLC
- Method for providing dart game image15 Sep 2026US 12,736,313 B2Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
- Game target, entertainment system, and method of use21 Jul 2026US 12,685,925 B2
- Toy projectile having impact head with multiple flexible prongs21 Jul 2026US 12,685,926 B2Ao Jie Plastic Toys Factory Ltd.
- Method for providing dart game image19 May 2026US 12,631,430 B2Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
- Large Ring Game24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284513 A1
- Dart throwing game10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263913 A1
- Catapult Conquest: A Backyard Target Game20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241272 A1
- Toy capsule apparatus game system assemblies and methods14 May 2026US 2026/0131228 A1Seven Towns Limited
- Beach game and rack assemblies26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084028 A1Bombwatcher Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golfing game including object sensing and validation85US 5,860,648 ARLT Acquisition, Inc. · 1999
- Shooter and target water gun game84US 5,893,562 A1999
- Combined water pistol and scoring target81US 5,435,569 A1995
- Garage roof party game75US 5,112,048 A1992
- Target game62US 7,900,928 B2Sapo U.S.A. Corp. · 2011