A63H 1/00
Tops
Official title: Tops (diabolos or similar thrown and caught spinning tops or throwing and catching devices therefor A63B67/16; flying tops {A63H27/12})
A63H1/00 (Tops) appears on 453 US grants and 358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63H- Granted patents
- 453
- Published applications
- 358
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 652
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 24 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 14 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 | 12 |
| 2015 | 9 | 17 |
| 2016 | 11 | 27 |
| 2017 | 22 | 15 |
| 2018 | 24 | 37 |
| 2019 | 18 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 22 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026 | 6 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63H 1/30Climbing tops133
- A63H 1/02Tops: with detachable winding devices105
- A63H 1/32Whirling or spinning discs driven by twisted cords46
- A63H 1/24Tops: with illuminating arrangements41
- A63H 1/06Tops: with integral winding devices39
- A63H 1/20Tops: with figure-like features23
- A63H 1/28Musical tops17
- A63H 1/18Double tops14
Recent patents
- Motion controlled spinning top29 Sep 2026US 12,746,481 B2ORBT Pty Ltd
- Yo-yo1 Sep 2026US 12,722,094 B2Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Attachable handheld fidget spinner4 Aug 2026US 12,697,556 B2
- Spinning top attachment device for writing and drawing instruments5 May 2026US 12,616,908 B2Locomotion Creations LLC
- Transformable toy17 Mar 2026US 12,576,341 B2Spin Master Ltd.
- Adjustable yo-yo24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284541 A1
- Top component and top toy13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233112 A1Tomy Company, Ltd.
- Table bumper for use with an article and a toy and learning tool provided therewith30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215595 A1
- Top toy game board25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175118 A1Tomy Company, Ltd.
- Top toy28 May 2026US 2026/0145091 A1Tomy Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gelatinous elastomer articles255US 5,633,286 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 1997
- Gelatinous composition and articles126US 5,760,117 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 1998
- Remote control device with gyroscopic stabilization and directional control110US 6,458,008 B12002
- Crystal gel airfoils with improved tear resistance and gel airfoils with profiles capable of exhibiting time delay recovery from deformation89US 6,050,871 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 2000
- Elastic-crystal gel84US 6,117,176 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 2000