A63F 9/04
Dice
Official title: Dice; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices
A63F9/04 (Dice) appears on 830 US grants and 738 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 830
- Published applications
- 738
- Assignees
- 244
- Inventors
- 1,463
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 | 16 |
| 2003 | 22 | 32 |
| 2004 | 22 | 30 |
| 2005 | 17 | 40 |
| 2006 | 16 | 39 |
| 2007 | 14 | 31 |
| 2008 | 18 | 38 |
| 2009 | 14 | 34 |
| 2010 | 18 | 42 |
| 2011 | 16 | 34 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 |
| 2013 | 27 | 22 |
| 2014 | 14 | 30 |
| 2015 | 6 | 27 |
| 2016 | 8 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2018 | 18 | 35 |
| 2019 | 22 | 34 |
| 2020 | 19 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 | 24 |
| 2022 | 15 | 34 |
| 2023 | 7 | 31 |
| 2024 | 11 | 35 |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63F 9/0415Details of dice205
- A63F 9/0413Cuboid dice170
- A63F 9/0468Electronic dice152
- A63F 9/0406Dice-throwing devices116
- A63F 9/0402Rolling boards73
- A63F 2009/0471Dice with different coloursIndexing code48
- A63F 2009/0486Dice with symbolsIndexing code44
- A63F 2009/0484Dice with pictures or figuresIndexing code31
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Recent patents
- Dice for a game and method of playing a game with dice1 Sep 2026US 12,722,074 B1
- Game target, entertainment system, and method of use21 Jul 2026US 12,685,925 B2
- Dice shaking mechanism19 May 2026US 12,629,585 B2TCS John Huxley Europe Limited
- Electronic die device12 May 2026US 12,623,140 B2Igt
- Dice game generation using a digital component21 Apr 2026US 12,605,621 B2Developer J LLC
- Interactive Game System and Method for Player-Based Participation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295373 A1
- Nut dice game kit and method of playing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295378 A1
- Interlocking game cups24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284514 A1Vulcan Print LLC
- System and method for demonstrating operations at a distribution center17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273386 A1Target Brands, Inc.
- Electronic die device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263914 A1Igt
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By later US patents
- Gaming machine with skill feature630US 5,342,049 A1994
- Hierarchical lottery network with selection from differentiated playing pools461US 4,842,278 A1989
- Method of playing a dice game384US 5,964,463 AGulf Coast Gaming Corporation · 1999
- Method of playing dice game350US 6,213,876 B12001
- Method and apparatus for random prize selection in wagering games341US 5,707,285 A1998