A63J
Devices for theatres, circuses, or the like
Official title: Devices for theatres, circuses, or the like; conjuring appliances or the like
A63J (Devices for theatres, circuses, or the like) appears on 1,369 US grants and 1,384 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63J- Granted patents
- 1,369
- Published applications
- 1,384
- Assignees
- 529
- Inventors
- 2,175
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 24 |
| 2003 | 18 | 26 |
| 2004 | 19 | 27 |
| 2005 | 14 | 32 |
| 2006 | 15 | 30 |
| 2007 | 24 | 38 |
| 2008 | 11 | 35 |
| 2009 | 20 | 44 |
| 2010 | 23 | 38 |
| 2011 | 25 | 45 |
| 2012 | 36 | 47 |
| 2013 | 44 | 43 |
| 2014 | 47 | 75 |
| 2015 | 52 | 67 |
| 2016 | 52 | 81 |
| 2017 | 61 | 76 |
| 2018 | 60 | 80 |
| 2019 | 95 | 90 |
| 2020 | 64 | 90 |
| 2021 | 79 | 77 |
| 2022 | 57 | 76 |
| 2023 | 53 | 72 |
| 2024 | 58 | 71 |
| 2025 | 47 | 56 |
| 2026 | 42 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A63J 5/00Auxiliaries for producing special effects on stages, or in circuses or arenas516
- A63J 1/00Stage arrangements274
- A63J 21/00Conjuring appliances202
- A63J 25/00Equipment specially adapted for cinemas197
- A63J 17/00Apparatus for performing colour-music177
- A63J 19/00Puppet, marionette, or shadow shows or theatres67
- A63J 7/00Auxiliary apparatus for artistes63
- A63J 11/00Labyrinths40
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Recent patents
- Combined-type smoke generator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,214 B2Shenzhen Yinermei Technology Co., Ltd.
- Special light effects system29 Sep 2026US 12,750,931 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Systems and methods for generating derivatives of non-fungible tokens for an amusement park attraction22 Sep 2026US 12,741,224 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Flying theater motion base and related methods22 Sep 2026US 12,741,225 B2Dynamic Structures, Ltd.
- Fog distribution systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,741,229 B2
- Show effect system for attraction system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295455 A1Universal City Studios LLC
- Cinema Light Emitting Screen and Sound System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304033 A1IMAX Corporation
- Cv auto-calibrated bridle method and system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288086 A1TAIT Global LLC
- Modular self-climbing hoist10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263959 A1
- Fluid injection assembly and systems including the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263960 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of game play using RFID tracking device330US 6,761,637 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2004
- Lighting control using speech recognition314US 7,031,920 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2006
- Magical wand and interactive play experience279US 7,445,550 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2008
- Method and apparatus for controlling a lighting system in response to an audio input258US 7,228,190 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007
- Synthesized music, sound and light system251US 5,461,188 A1995