B29D 22/04
Spherical articles
Official title: Spherical articles, e.g. balls (B29D22/02 takes precedence)
B29D22/04 (Spherical articles) appears on 127 US grants and 119 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 127
- Published applications
- 119
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 215
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tennis ball having a thermoplastic core14 Apr 2026US 12,599,814 B2Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
- TPU ball structure and manufacturing method thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,599,815 B2San Fang Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
- Pickleballs10 Mar 2026US 12,569,723 B2Selkirk Sport, LLC
- Systems and methods for producing a sports ball10 Mar 2026US 12,570,058 B2
- Axial auxetic structures18 Nov 2025US 12,473,950 B2University of Washington
- Pickleballs25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175092 A1Selkirk Sport, LLC
- Method for reconditioning a game ball23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108783 A1Decathlon
- Systems and methods for producing a sports ball25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387672 A1
- Ball and method for its manufacture30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332486 A1adidas AG
- Pickleballs2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303239 A1Selkirk Sport, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-piece golf balls and methods of manufacture135US 5,150,906 ALisco, Inc. · 1992
- Golf ball114US 5,480,155 ALisco, Inc. · 1996
- Golf ball with multiple shell layers113US 6,299,550 B1Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc. · 2001
- Inflated sports ball89US 5,181,717 AAdidas Sarragan France · 1993
- Devices with internal flexibility sipes, including siped chambers for footwear72US 8,291,618 B22012