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Is a billiard cue patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a billiard cue have been patented many times, but "a billiard cue" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 187 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “billiardpool cue” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 177 best keyword matches we examined, 32 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: CHANG JUNG-SHIH (6), CLAWSON CUSTOM CUES INC (5), HAMSON GLOBAL CO LTD (4), MIKI KAZUNORI (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63D (175), A63B (7), Y10T (7), B24D (5).
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 billiard cue
- Self-centering billiard cue shaft extension US-2026192182-A1 2026 · SEYBERTS BILLIARD CORP
A billiards cue extension adapted to self-center an inserted billiards cue shaft includes a shaft defining an interior cavity, a fastener defined on an exterior surface of a proximal end of the shaft, an extension tip fixed to a d…
View on Google Patents - Billiard cue tip WO-2025042267-A1 2025 · YESSIMBEKOV NARIMAN ZHUMANOVICH
The invention relates to sports accessories for table games, and more particularly to a billiards accessory in the form of a tip for a billiard cue. An exotip for a billiard cue is known from Russian patent application RU2662626, …
View on Google Patents - Billiard cue shaft WO-2023090557-A1 2023 · SONG CHUNG HUN
The present invention relates to a billiard cue shaft which is formed by connecting at least two pieces (120) made of the same material or different materials to each other and is coupled to a butt (200) to form a billiard cue, wh…
View on Google Patents - Pool/Billiard Cue/Shaft with Metal Ferrule US-2014148259-A1 2014 · OEFFNER TERRENCE LEE
An improved one or more piece Pool/Billiard Cue/Shaft including those with a butt shaft and a proximal and a distal end utilizing a metal ferrule. The ferrule is a cylindrical metal body with an interior bore through the entire le…
View on Google Patents - Compositely structured billiard cue tip and billiard cue utilizing same US-7780538-B1 2010 · PROBST FREDERICK E
A leather billiard cue tip has an insert embedded in the surface of the cue tip having a higher coefficient of friction relative to the cue ball than that of the leather tip itself. The insert has a mechanical compliance compatibl…
View on Google Patents - Billiard cue tips and methods of assembly US-7520817-B2 2009 · DIAMOND BILLIARD PRODUCTS INC
An improved billiard cue construction includes a cue tip mounted on a cue tip stabilizer. The stabilizer is constructed with a convex mounting surface that can provide support to the tip and reduces the tendency of the cue tip to …
View on Google Patents - Ferrule for pool/billiard cue US-7422525-B2 2008 · CHANG JUNG-SHIH
An improved ferrule of a billiard/pool cue includes a generally cylindrical body with an open end and an opposed closed end. An interior bore is formed in the body and extends inward from the open end of the body for a predetermin…
View on Google Patents - Hybrid billiard cue shaft US-7431656-B2 2008 · CLAWSON CUSTOM CUES INC
A unique and improved billiard cue shaft is disclosed. The billiard cue shaft includes a core of light wood such as spruce and a skin of composite material such as carbon fiber/epoxy. The very light core combined with the extremel…
View on Google Patents - Combination construction for tip and point ferrule of billiard cue US-7201666-B1 2007 · CHAN RICHARD
A combination construction for a tip and point ferrule of a billiard cue. The tip is manufactured from an epoxy resin reinforced glass fiber material that is used in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards. The material is for…
View on Google Patents - Hollow graphite billiard cue with cross bracing and internal tip, and method of manufacture US-2007281794-A1 2007 · THURBER GLEN MITCHELL
A hollow billiard cue having an elongate shaft, a (ferrule) tip portion at the end of the shaft, and a (joint) butt portion at the opposite end. The cue consisting of a number of graphite fibers longitudinally oriented along the s…
View on Google Patents - Billiard, snooker and pool cue shaft US-6881153-B2 2005
The present invention relates to a tip section for a cue stick for use in billiards, snooker and pool. The tip section may be connected to either a butt section of a two piece cue, or to the shortened shaft end of an existing cue …
View on Google Patents - Removable billiard cue tip US-6890264-B2 2005
A removable billiard cue tip that can be placed on the end of a conventional billiard cue and subsequently removed easily. The removable tip includes a body having a frustoconical outer surface and a chamber therein as defined by …
View on Google Patents - Centring device of tips on billiard cues WO-2004041376-A1 2004 · CARDIELLO MARCO
Centring device of cue tips (5) on billiard cues, comprising a guide element (6) that in use is arranged coaxially to the shaft end (10) of a cue and a sliding element (2) arranged coaxially with respect to the guide element and w…
View on Google Patents - Billiard/pool cue US-6162128-A 2000 · LORRAINE C MCCARTY TRUST
A ferrule mounted on one end of a billiard/pool cue shaft has greater compressibility than the compressibility of the shaft to compress on impact of a tip mounted on the ferrule with a ball to absorb a portion of impact forces and…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a billiard cue been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.
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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.