A63H 18/00
Highways or trackways for toys
Official title: Highways or trackways for toys (railway permanent way A63H19/30; for special railways A63H21/00); Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
A63H18/00 (Highways or trackways for toys) appears on 804 US grants and 595 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63H- Granted patents
- 804
- Published applications
- 595
- Assignees
- 260
- Inventors
- 1,107
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 15 | 11 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 |
| 2004 | 17 | 21 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 9 | 30 |
| 2007 | 12 | 22 |
| 2008 | 12 | 24 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
| 2010 | 19 | 31 |
| 2011 | 22 | 38 |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 |
| 2013 | 23 | 29 |
| 2014 | 30 | 33 |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 |
| 2016 | 29 | 22 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 31 |
| 2019 | 20 | 27 |
| 2020 | 24 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 | 25 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 |
| 2025 | 10 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A63H 18/02Construction or arrangement of the trackway489
- A63H 18/16Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and track113
- A63H 18/12Electric current supply to toy vehicles through the track104
- A63H 18/08Highways or trackways for toys: with mechanical means for guiding or steering81
- A63H 18/14Drives arranged in the track69
- A63H 18/10Highways or trackways for toys: with magnetic means for steering34
- A63H 18/005Accessories for indicating the winner of a race32
- A63H 18/002Air-actuated track systems18
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Recent patents
- Toy construction set16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199774 A1Lovevery, Inc.
- Track module and toy car track16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199799 A1
- Splicing and fitting assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0138043 A1Shantou Mibile Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
- Toy system, moving body, control method, and program21 May 2026US 2026/0140511 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Puzzle14 May 2026US 2026/0131230 A1Lovevery, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Competitive game simulation machine394US 6,019,369 AKonami Corporation · 2000
- Reduced-scale racing system268US 4,817,948 A1989
- System for identifying and displaying data transmitted by way of unique identifying frequencies from multiple vehicles137US 4,449,114 ADataspeed Inc. · 1984
- System for detecting a position of a movable object without contact106US 5,698,861 AKonami Corporation · 1997
- Competitive, multi-lane vehicle racetrack92US 5,452,893 A1995