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A63J 9/00

Centrifugal tracks, loop-the-loops or the like

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
Subclass:
DEVICES FOR THEATRES, CIRCUSES, OR THE LIKE; CONJURING APPLIANCES OR THE LIKE

Filing statistics

IPC A63J 9/00 belongs to the parent subclass A63J, which recorded 7,424 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 379 in 2013 to 564 in 2023 (+49%), peaking at 907 applications in 2020. 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

Related Keywords

CYCLE(S) tracks for stagesLOOP(S) tracks for use on stagescycle RIDING tracks for stage useendless TRACK(S) for stage exhibitorsTRACK(S) for acrobatics

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