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A63D 5/00

Accessories for bowling-alleys or table alleys

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
Subclass:
BOWLING GAMES, e.g. SKITTLES, BOCCE OR BOWLS; INSTALLATIONS THEREFOR; BAGATELLE OR SIMILAR GAMES; BILLIARDS

Filing statistics

IPC A63D 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass A63D, which recorded 2,873 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 216 in 2013 to 175 in 2023 (-19%), peaking at 369 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A63 are SANKYO (23,899 applications), SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY (23,718 applications) and DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY (13,338 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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  • A63D 5/02 Apparatus for trapping or lifting the balls; Separate devices for returning the balls
  • A63D 5/04 Indicating devices
  • A63D 5/06 Pin stands
  • A63D 5/1 Apparatus for cleaning balls, pins, or alleys

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SANKYO 23,899
  2. SANYO PRODUCT COMPANY 23,718
  3. DAIICHI SHOKAI COMPANY 13,338
  4. KYORAKU SANGYO 10,447
  5. UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 9,545
  6. SANEI R & D COMPANY 9,135
  7. SAMMY CORPORATION 7,126
  8. NEWGIN CORPORATION 5,651
  9. NETEASE 4,877
  10. HEIWA CORPORATION 3,938