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Is a ball launcher for dogs patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a ball launcher for dogs have been patented many times, but "a ball launcher for dogs" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 51 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “ball launcherthrower” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 50 best keyword matches we examined, 20 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: SLINGER BAG LTD (3), RADIO SYSTEMS CORP (2), HANLAN TECH HUIZHOU CO LTD (2), HANSEN KYLE (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63B (31), A01K (20), F41B (11), A63F (6).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a ball launcher for dogs

  1. Pet ball launcher US-11794087-B1 2023 · SHENZHEN UAH TECH CO LTD
    Provided is a pet ball launcher, comprising an avoidance drive assembly, a ball throwing assembly, a sensor and a ball serving shell; the ball serving shell is provided with a ball storage space and a launch channel communicated w…
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  2. Ball launcher and a ball gaming system including such ball launcher US-11731036-B2 2023 · NOVOMATIC AG
    The present invention generally relates to a ball gaming system such as a roulette wheel apparatus, and in particular to a ball launcher for use in a gaming system such as a roulette wheel apparatus and to a gaming system such as …
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  3. Automatic ball launcher for pets US-10898781-B2 2021 · QIAN XIAOMIN
    An automatic ball launcher for pets includes a body shell, a ball launch aisle, a ball launch mechanism which is connected to the ball launch aisle and near the outlet for the ball; the ball launch mechanism comprises one or more …
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  4. Pneumatic ball launcher for facilitating launching of a ball US-10914546-B1 2021 · CASTO JR ARLOS FRANKLIN
    Disclosed herein is a pneumatic ball launcher for facilitating launching of a ball. Accordingly, the pneumatic ball launcher may include an air chamber, a fill assembly, an air blast valve, a trigger assembly, and a parabolic curv…
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  5. Ball launcher and amusement machine using it US-2020070041-A1 2020 · ANDAMIRO CO LTD
    Disclosed is a ball launcher and an amusement machine using the ball launcher. The ball launcher includes: a controller that produces compressed air when the controller is hit; a cylinder that is disposed under the ball seat membe…
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  6. Bowling ball launcher US-10532261-B2 2020 · SPINWAY TECH LLC
    A bowling ball launcher has a frame and a rail oriented from a front of the frame to a back of the frame. A push pad is configured to slide along the rail. An elastic mechanism is coupled to the push pad and extends toward the fro…
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  7. Remote Ball Launcher US-2019388764-A1 2019 · WITEK JEREMIAH
    A remote ball launcher designed to allow an individual to practice striking an incoming ball when alone. The remote ball launcher includes a cylindrical launch tube designed to house at least one ball therein, having a first end a…
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  8. Ball launcher US-10287844-B2 2019 · STONEWALL ENERGY CORP
    A ball launcher for launching a plurality of balls into a well, including an endless conveyor belt, the conveyor belt forming a plurality of ball retainers, each operable to contain one of the plurality of balls, a drive motor for…
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  9. Interactive data retention and display pet ball launcher US-9668456-B2 2017 · PARNESS MICHAEL
    The invention relates to a novel interactive pet ball launcher wherein digital circuitry in the ball and launcher will wirelessly track and record throw data, allowing a User to view the data on a readout in the launcher handle, o…
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  10. Automatic ball launcher US-9339716-B1 2016 · RADIO SYSTEMS CORP
    A ball launching apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a funnel residing at an upper end of a housing. The funnel includes a channel for gravitationally directing a ball into a launch point within an interior compartment o…
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  11. Lucky ball launcher iv WO-2014207261-A1 2014 · GONZÁLEZ PÉREZ MANUEL
    The invention relates to a type B and C recreational chance machine, based on the movement of the lucky ball (86) with the electrostatic energy (a) carried or obtainable by the user, and optionally the electrical energy (b) of the…
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  12. Ball launcher US-8485174-B2 2013 · BISSONNETTE LAURENT
    The present invention generally relates to an automated ball launching method and apparatus. The apparatus includes ball pick and place mechanisms, an air cannon, spin and velocity inducing belt drive assemblies, electric leveling…
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  13. Apparatus and method for playing golf using a ball launcher US-7063623-B2 2006 · WENGERT WILSON S
    A ball launching device which eliminates the need for golf clubs so that disabled individuals can play golf without having to swing a golf club. The ball launching device is configured in the form of the rifle so that it can be ca…
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  14. Ball launcher US-2004029656-A1 2004
    A ball launcher allows a user to retrieve a ball from the ground and launch the ball, with accuracy, farther than the user can throw the ball by hand. The ball launcher uses an elongate tubular member having a handle at one end an…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a ball launcher for dogs been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Pet products are a popular invention category; differences tend to be in the attachment, the dispensing or cleaning mechanism, or added electronics.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.