Category

Hardware & Devices

222 gaming patents in this category from 101 companies. 88 granted, 134 filed applications.

222
Total patents
88
Granted
134
Filed
101
Companies
134 filed (60%) 88 granted (40%)

Published analyses

Published: Jul 23, 2026 Filed

Sony's Controller Could Recognize You by How Your Muscles Move

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent application on January 10, 2025, describing a system that uses electromyography sensors embedded in gaming peripherals to identify individual users by the...
Published: Jun 30, 2026 Granted

Sony Patents Braille Subtitles Through PS5 Controller Vibration

Sony Interactive Entertainment was granted U.S. Patent 12661583 on June 22, 2026, covering a system that outputs Braille subtitles as vibration patterns through a game controller's touchpad, while sim...
Published: May 14, 2026 Filed

Sony Filed a Patent to Turn Stadiums Into Gaming Arenas Using Drone Swarms

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent in November 2024, published on the USPTO just days ago in May 2026, describing a drone swarm system capable of projecting video game content onto outdoor ...
Published: May 7, 2026 Filed

Gamer Cycle Fitness Wants You to Exercise Through Your Console Backlog

Gamer Cycle Fitness Inc. filed a patent in October 2024 for an exercise bicycle equipped with a purpose-built two-part desk platform engineered specifically to let users play mainstream console video ...
Published: Dec 18, 2025 Filed

Cycleverse's Smart Pedals Turn Exercise Bikes Into Game Controllers

Cycleverse Inc.'s patent describes smart exercise bike pedals that convert physical cycling movements into game controls through embedded motion sensors, force sensors, and pattern recognition algorit...

Patents tracked per month

Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26Jun 26Jul 26Aug 26Sep 26Oct 26
Total 2515163015121813182281713
Granted 14877956295286
Filed 117923671211917697

Reports

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Granted (32) Filed (55)
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Granted (2) Filed (9)
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Granted (6) Filed (10)
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Granted (4) Filed (7)
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Top companies

Sony
24
8 granted · 16 filed
Nintendo
16
3 granted · 13 filed
Backbone Labs
6
3 granted · 3 filed
Shenzhen Deone Innovation Technology
5
2 granted · 3 filed
Shenzhen Qanba Technology Development
4
3 granted · 1 filed
Hasbro
4
0 granted · 4 filed

Also in this category Fa Teng Technology (3), Acco Brands (3), Cheng Uei Precision Industry (3), Dexin (3)

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