G07F 17/3297
Fairground games
Official title: {Fairground games, e.g. Tivoli, coin pusher machines, cranes}
G07F17/3297 (Fairground games) appears on 399 US grants and 392 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 399
- Published applications
- 392
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 587
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 20 |
| 2003 | 16 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 20 |
| 2009 | 6 | 25 |
| 2010 | 14 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 | 11 |
| 2012 | 18 | 13 |
| 2013 | 16 | 19 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 11 | 22 |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 20 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 32 |
| 2026 | 17 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Integrated primary and secondary gaming system18 Aug 2026US 12,711,839 B2Touchmagix Media Pvt. Ltd.
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- Interactive systems and methods with feedback devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301552 A1Universal City Studios LLC
- Prize acquisition game device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268744 A1Sega Corporation
- Prize acquisition game device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241273 A1Sega Corporation
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of playing game and gaming device with at least one additional payout indicator962US 5,882,261 AAnchor Gaming · 1999
- Arcade game344US 5,292,127 ALazer-Tron Corporation · 1994
- Bingo game machine306US 5,755,619 AKonami Corporation · 1998
- Image display type game apparatus294US 5,836,819 ASankyo Company, Limited · 1998
- Multi-game system with progressive bonus239US 5,743,523 ARLT Acquisition, Inc. · 1998