G07F 17/38
Ball games
Official title: Ball games; Shooting apparatus
G07F17/38 (Ball games) appears on 125 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 125
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 250
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Amusement system for skill-based games and methods directed to the same29 Sep 2026US 12,749,379 B2Savvy Dog Systems, LLC
- System and method for an arcade game machine24 Feb 2026US 12,562,035 B2
- Ball throwing game machine25 Nov 2025US 12,478,861 B2KOMUSE Co., Ltd.
- System and method for an arcade game machine4 Mar 2025US 12,243,394 B2
- System, method, and apparatus for tracking machine use4 Mar 2025US 12,243,397 B2
- Electronic gaming cycle for pachinko gaming machine21 May 2026US 2026/0137999 A1Amuse d.o.o.
- Ball launch mechanism for pachinko gaming machine21 May 2026US 2026/0141791 A1Amuse d.o.o.
- Game system14 May 2026US 2026/0134761 A1Konami Arcade Games Co., Ltd.
- Pachinko controller for game cycle management26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084044 A1Amuse d.o.o.
- Game device and lottery game machine5 Mar 2026US 2026/0065756 A1Sega Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video game of chance apparatus634US 6,811,482 B22004
- Gaming device having skill/perceived skill bonus round141US 6,780,103 B2Igt · 2004
- Dual matrix tracking system and method121US 10,546,467 B1Edge Technology · 2020
- Target-based wagering system and method95US 7,052,391 B1Edge Technology · 2006
- Gaming device having skill/perceived skill bonus round89US 7,175,524 B2Igt · 2007