A63H 33/042
Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements
Official title: {Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors}
A63H33/042 (Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements) appears on 431 US grants and 501 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63H- Granted patents
- 431
- Published applications
- 501
- Assignees
- 235
- Inventors
- 880
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
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| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 32 | 62 |
| 2018 | 32 | 37 |
| 2019 | 32 | 50 |
| 2020 | 30 | 34 |
| 2021 | 24 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 35 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 11 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for connecting/disconnecting hinged ball and socket blocks6 Oct 2026US 12,752,207 B2
- Sequentially operated modules15 Sep 2026US 12,734,435 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Transformable game toy8 Sep 2026US 12,728,366 B2Stylus Worldwide LLC
- Sequentially operated modules18 Aug 2026US 12,708,840 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Multifunction toy19 May 2026US 12,629,608 B1
- Toy construction set8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306958 A1Lego A/S
- Building block sheet and building block toy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306959 A1Zhejiang Kuhui Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shape-Shifting Cuboid Array Toy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306960 A1
- Building plate for a toy building set1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295450 A1Lego A/S
- Hinged folding magnetic tile toy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295451 A1Eric Jacoby Design, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Smart blocks213US 6,443,796 B12002
- Illuminated, three-dimensional modules with coaxial magnetic connectors for a toy construction kit160US 7,322,873 B2MEGA Brands America, Inc. · 2008
- Music toy kit158US 6,132,281 ARitvik Holdings Inc. · 2000
- Interlocking toy building blocks with interconnecting, releasable hinges116US 4,606,732 A1986
- Wheel and winch assemblies utilizing identical hubs and axles in a toy construction set104US 4,690,656 AKenner Parker Toys Inc. · 1987