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Is a skateboard patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a skateboard have been patented many times, but "a skateboard" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 807 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “skateboard” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 631 best keyword matches we examined, 140 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: FUTURE MOTION INC (10), KARSTEN MFG CORP (9), GROENENBOOM MARK (5), FOX JEREMY (5).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63C (590), B62K (44), Y10T (37), B32B (19).
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 skateboard
- Skateboards with a multi-wheel truck US-12083411-B2 2024 · KARSTEN MFG CORP
A multi-wheel truck that minimizes wheel interactions with discontinuous and uneven surfaces. The truck provides a suspension system that absorbs impact force caused by uneven surfaces and a unique attack angle that allows obstacl…
View on Google Patents - Dual axle skateboard and truck with outboard secondary wheels and methods US-11944895-B2 2024 · KARSTEN MFG CORP
Improved skateboards and methods of obtaining or providing skateboards with improved trucks. Trucks have two axles or axes, two primary wheels, and two secondary wheels, and skateboards have eight wheels, four in front and four at…
View on Google Patents - Skateboard with multi-wheel truck US-12115437-B2 2024 · KARSTEN MFG CORP
A moving wheel platform that minimizes wheel interactions with noncontinuous and uneven surfaces. The platform provides rotation-inhibiting structures onto or into the moving wheel platforms that aids with eliminating wheel bite.
View on Google Patents - Skateboard truck assembly and wheel control structures US-11612804-B2 2023 · TYLER GERALD
A skateboard or longboard truck having configured to couple with a deck of the skateboard or longboard. The truck including a base and a hanger. The hanger disposed within a hanger aperture of the base. The hanger rotatably couple…
View on Google Patents - Truck and wheel assembly for use with a skateboard US-2018304143-A1 2018 · MOLINARY RAMON
A truck assembly for a skateboard includes a single rotating sphere for allowing free movement of the skateboard in a 360° direction. A hanger having a pair of side flat circular bases are provided to receive a wheel assembly havi…
View on Google Patents - Skateboard with trucks mounted above deck US-8550480-B1 2013 · BONILLA CARLOS
A skateboard provides a snowboard like ride. A truck support structure is attached to the top of the deck and the trucks are mounted to the support structure spaced away from the deck to provide clearance for turning. The truck su…
View on Google Patents - Skateboard wheel truck assembly US-8210549-B1 2012 · SWENSON ERIC L
A skateboard wheel truck assembly has a suspension including a non-circular base bushing with wings or arms extending laterally outwardly, providing for increased stability and control and reduction of wobble in use of the skatebo…
View on Google Patents - Braking and steering system for a truck, wheeled platform, skateboard or vehicle US-7810825-B2 2010 · COLE JEFFREY
A steering enhancement and braking system for a skateboard or wheeled platform having an actuating element configured to change the position of the skateboard deck relative to the skateboard truck. The actuating element comprises …
View on Google Patents - Skateboard deck and spring-based truck US-7581739-B2 2009 · PLUTO TECHNOLOGIES INC
A skateboard comprises a deck including a first layer formed of synthetic material, a second layer formed of synthetic material and substantially coplanar with the first layer, and a middle layer substantially coplanar with and co…
View on Google Patents - Truck assembly without wheels for illuminating a sport board, such as a skateboard US-2008265539-A1 2008 · GREGORIO DENNIS P
A truck assembly without wheels for illuminating a sport board, such as a skateboard, includes a support base, a truck axle connected to the support base, a light-emitting member connected to the truck axle, and an electrical memb…
View on Google Patents - Truck assembly for a skateboard, wheeled platform, or vehicle US-7374179-B2 2008 · COLE JEFFREY E
A truck assembly for a skateboard having an inner ring adapted to be attachable to a skateboard deck, and an outer ring adapted to be attachable to an axle extending from the outer ring, wherein the axle is configured to receive a…
View on Google Patents - Truck configuration for a skateboard, wheeled platform, or vehicle US-2006226620-A1 2006 · COLE JEFFREY E
A configuration for a wheeled platform or skateboard having a skateboard deck with an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface configured to receive at least one foot of a skater and the lower surface facing a riding s…
View on Google Patents - Skateboard integral interchangeable independent suspension truck-free with aerodynamic board design and rolling devices systems US-6536788-B1 2003
A skateboard in accordance with this present invention includes a aerodynamic deck design and the aerodynamic board supporting at least four interchangeable independent chassis supporting at least four removable integral multiple …
View on Google Patents - Configurable wheel truck for skateboards or roller skates incorporating novel wheel designs US-6267394-B1 2001
A novel skate platform wheel truck and wheel design is disclosed which incorporates five wheels per truck, with a larger center wheel with a convex or flat running surface, and two smaller side wheels with a beveled surface. This …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a skateboard been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.
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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.