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Is a dart board patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a dart board have been patented many times, but "a dart board" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 162 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “dart board” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 104 best keyword matches we examined, 14 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: KRZEWICKI ROBERT (3), FORHOUSE CORP (3), PARTON DENIS (3), JINWEI PLASTIC MODEL HARDWARE FTY LTD (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): F41J (95), A63F (16), F42B (8), A63B (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 dart board
- Multifunctional electronic dart board with digital target display ring (DTDR) US-8740222-B1 2014 · KRZEWICKI ROBERT
The present invention features a dart board comprising a digital target display ring (DTDR) surrounding a target area. The DTDR is operatively connected to a controller with a microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor is configu…
View on Google Patents - Cladding for use with an electronic scoring dart board WO-2012058752-A1 2012 · OPTIMA GLOBAL CORP
A target for use with a projectile has a web defining a target face and has a depth. The web also defines one or more segments within the web that open toward the target face. One or more cups are mounted for sliding within the we…
View on Google Patents - Cups for use with an electronic scoring dart board WO-2012055025-A1 2012 · OPTIMA GLOBAL CORP
A target for use with a projectile has a web defining a target face and has a depth. The web also defines one or more segments within the web that open toward the target face. One or more cups are mounted for sliding within the we…
View on Google Patents - Original dart links golf dart board US-2012299245-A1 2012 · MALYON THOMAS FREDERICK
A dart board game that simulates the game of golf by using regulation size darts. It is comprised of an eighteen inch regulation dart board with representations of various golf holes related to the score card. The regulation board…
View on Google Patents - Dart board with digital target display ring (dtdr) US-2009218769-A1 2009 · KRZEWICKI ROBERT
The present invention features a dart board comprising a digital target display ring (DTDR) surrounding a target area. The DTDR is operatively connected to a controller with a microprocessor, wherein said microprocessor is configu…
View on Google Patents - Skinnable rotating dart board game US-7578508-B2 2009 · MGA ENTERTAINMENT INC
A dart board game with a rotatable target for magnetic darts may include an target skin easily replaceable or reversible by a game player. Controls for an electric motor for rotating the target may be operable during game play by …
View on Google Patents - Flexible magnetic dart board with the capability of automatic scoring US-7316399-B2 2008 · SHAW JIAJIU
A magnetic dart board that includes embedded conductor coils beneath scoring areas. When a dart with a magnetic head strikes a scoring area of the dart board a current is induced in the underlying conductor coil. The induced curre…
View on Google Patents - Dart board game kit and associated method for playing the game US-7275747-B1 2007 · TANITA THOMAS A
A dart-board game kit includes an annular target including a front surface provided with predetermined surface indicia imprinted thereon for defining a plurality of pie-shaped regions at which players may aim. The front target sur…
View on Google Patents - An electronic dart target with an integral dart board WO-2006108331-A1 2006 · SHAO XUEWANG
An electronic dart target, which has an integral dart board, includes an integral dart disc with valid standard scoring zones alone. The dart disc is a monoblock structure made from plastic. The scoring spiders integrated with the…
View on Google Patents - Sectional target board of a dartboard US-6394458-B2 2002
A sectional target board of a dartboard consists of a grid frame having a plurality of receiving spaces for different score sectors, a plurality of target plates movably received in the plurality of receiving spaces, and a grid fi…
View on Google Patents - Score ring structure for dart boards US-6499740-B2 2002
A score structure for a dart board includes a frame with at least three sides and one of the at least three sides is an inward curved side. A body member is received in the frame and the inward curved side urges one of sides of th…
View on Google Patents - Noise reduction dart board US-6302809-B1 2001
A dart board includes a frame with ring members and ribs connected within the frame so as to define partitions between the ring members and the ribs. A post extends from each connection point of the ring members and the ribs and a…
View on Google Patents - Dart board having a functions locking button US-6053499-A 2000
A dart board includes a score portion and a control portion which includes a plurality of functions and a locking button which is electrically connected to an integrated circuit board. At least one of the function buttons can be l…
View on Google Patents - Zero zone structure for a dart board US-6135457-A 2000
A dart board includes a score portion and a zero zone, the zero zone having a plurality of apertures defined by longitudinal ridges and latitudinal ridges, each of the longitudinal ridges and latitudinal ridges has two inclined su…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a dart board 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.