A63F 9/0613
Puzzles or games based on the use of optical filters or elements
Official title: {Puzzles or games based on the use of optical filters or elements, e.g. coloured filters, polaroid filters, transparent sheets with opaque parts (optical, colour or shadow toys A63H33/22)}
A63F9/0613 (Puzzles or games based on the use of optical filters or elements) appears on 231 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 130
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 391
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- X-squared math card game13 Jan 2026US 12,525,142 B2
- Methods, motifs, and kits for emergent pattern games and workshops for individuals, collaborators, and teams15 Oct 2024US 12,115,460 B2
- Game, such as electronic collectable and card or tradable object game employing customizable features27 Feb 2024US 11,911,688 B2Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
- Two-card sleeve apparatus13 Feb 2024US 11,896,890 B2Penguin Magic, Inc.
- Overlay for collectible trading cards7 Nov 2023US 11,806,608 B2
- Kit for a framed puzzle with lighting that displays different images30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216589 A1Clementoni S.P.A.
- Laser Emitter Mounting Device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102691 A1
- Methods for forming multi-layered image jigsaw puzzles and related devices11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281822 A1
- X-Squared Math Card Game16 Nov 2023US 2023/0368697 A1
- Method and means for packaging educational kits2 Nov 2023US 2023/0348141 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Creation of multiplanular images265US 4,306,768 ATaito America Corporation · 1981
- Card reader for blackjack table262US 5,362,053 ATech Art, Inc. · 1994
- Card reader for blackjack table252US 5,681,039 ATech Art, Inc. · 1997
- Amusement game with pinball type playfield and virtual video images184US 6,036,188 AWilliams Electronic Games, Inc. · 2000
- Card reader for blackjack table168US 5,039,102 ATech Art, Inc. · 1991