F41J 3/00
Targets for arrows or darts
Official title: Targets for arrows or darts, e.g. for sporting or amusement purposes {(targets for shooting or hurling games A63F9/0204)}
F41J3/00 (Targets for arrows or darts) appears on 367 US grants and 293 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 367
- Published applications
- 293
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 548
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 12 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 5 | 14 |
| 2013 | 5 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 20 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dartboard camera unit6 Oct 2026US 12,756,914 B2Gravity Brands Limited
- Suction dart target game system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,617 B2PD Games, LLC
- Method for providing dart game image15 Sep 2026US 12,736,313 B2Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
- Method for providing dart game image19 May 2026US 12,631,430 B2Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
- Method, computer program, and device for identifying hit location of dart pin5 May 2026US 12,620,120 B2Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
- Sport and game device, and rotational apparatus21 May 2026US 2026/0139932 A1
- Darts scoring method20 Mar 2025US 2025/0093134 A1Gravity Brands Limited
- Air disc target20 Feb 2025US 2025/0060200 A1Broken Arrow Marketing, Inc.
- Materials for use in archery equipment26 Dec 2024US 2024/0426568 A1Hoyt Archery, Inc.
- Method for providing dart game image5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401918 A1Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for automatic collection and distribution of player statistics for electronic dart games251US 5,114,155 AArachnid, Inc. · 1992
- Automated league and tournament system for electronic games227US 5,593,349 AValley Recreation Products Inc. · 1997
- Electronic dart game83US 4,974,857 AArachnid, Inc. · 1990
- Target with removable score sheet76US 4,203,600 A1980
- Dart game with apertured target plates resiliently mounted64US 4,057,251 AArachnid, Inc. · 1977