A63G
Merry-go-rounds
Official title: Merry-go-rounds; swings; rocking-horses; chutes; switchbacks; similar devices for public amusement
A63G (Merry-go-rounds) appears on 3,315 US grants and 2,971 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63G- Granted patents
- 3,315
- Published applications
- 2,971
- Assignees
- 975
- Inventors
- 4,108
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 48 | 0 |
| 1996 | 63 | 0 |
| 1997 | 45 | 0 |
| 1998 | 73 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 14 |
| 2002 | 77 | 54 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 |
| 2004 | 49 | 54 |
| 2005 | 50 | 71 |
| 2006 | 35 | 83 |
| 2007 | 33 | 101 |
| 2008 | 40 | 72 |
| 2009 | 29 | 101 |
| 2010 | 92 | 79 |
| 2011 | 84 | 88 |
| 2012 | 86 | 97 |
| 2013 | 92 | 107 |
| 2014 | 114 | 108 |
| 2015 | 113 | 145 |
| 2016 | 117 | 142 |
| 2017 | 127 | 131 |
| 2018 | 121 | 177 |
| 2019 | 176 | 183 |
| 2020 | 175 | 216 |
| 2021 | 155 | 180 |
| 2022 | 139 | 157 |
| 2023 | 141 | 168 |
| 2024 | 141 | 151 |
| 2025 | 114 | 145 |
| 2026 | 99 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A63G 31/00Amusement arrangements1,595
- A63G 21/00Chutes808
- A63G 7/00Up-and-down hill tracks521
- A63G 9/00Swings407
- A63G 1/00Roundabouts277
- A63G 3/00Water roundabouts182
- A63G 25/00Autocar-like self-drivers178
- A63G 33/00Devices allowing competitions between several persons, not otherwise provided for149
All 19 main groupsShow fewer
- A63G 27/00Russian swings133
- A63G 19/00Toy animals for riding105
- A63G 13/00Cradle swings100
- A63G 11/00See-saws79
- A63G 4/00Accessories for roundabouts not restricted to one of groups a63g1/00 or a63g3/0059
- A63G 2200/00Means for transporting or storing public amusement arrangementsIndexing code42
- A63G 23/00Rotating or rocking pots39
- A63G 29/00Rolling drums turning somersaults with or without rolling seats36
- A63G 17/00Hobby-horses25
- A63G 5/00Games on roundabouts17
- A63G 15/00Rocking horses on runners adapted for progressive movement11
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- Slide with twisted tube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306955 A1Whitewater West Industries Ltd.
- Amusement ride, in particuar roller coaster, and method for operating such an amusement ride1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294715 A1Mack Rides GmbH & Co. KG
- Show effect system for attraction system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295455 A1Universal City Studios LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive target game system511US 5,785,592 ASarcos Corp. · 1998
- Vehicle simulator including cross-network feedback484US 5,299,810 AAtari Games Corporation · 1994
- Method of game play using RFID tracking device330US 6,761,637 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2004
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- Interactive dark ride194US 6,796,908 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2004