Sofec, Inc.
Houston, TX, US· latest recorded location
SOFEC, INC. is named on 63 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is B63B (Ships or other waterborne vessels).
- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 50
- Inventors
- 53
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 1
- Most recent grant
- 10 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 113 documents
- B63BShips or other waterborne vessels103
- F16LPipes21
- F16CShafts11
- B67DDispensing, delivering or transferring liquids, not otherwise provided for8
- E21BEarth or rock drilling7
- F03DWind motors6
- F05BIndexing scheme relating to wind, spring, weight, inertia or like motors, to6
- Y02EClean energy generation and storage6
- F17CVessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases5
- Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5
Recent patents
- Offshore wind turbine systems and processes for installing same10 Mar 2026US 12,571,373 B2
- Disconnectable yoke mooring systems and processes for using same18 Nov 2025US 12,473,053 B2
- Connector assemblies19 Aug 2025US 12,391,339 B2
- Chain braces and processes for using same22 Jul 2025US 12,366,281 B2
- Systems and processes for pigging across a boundary between a first body rotatively coupled to a second body26 Nov 2024US 12,152,453 B2
- Marine terminals and processes for using same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208827 A1
- Systems for transferring fluid across a boundary and processes for using same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185642 A1
- Systems for transferring fluid(s), electricity, and/or signal(s) across a boundary and processes for assembling same28 May 2026US 2026/0149206 A1
- Disconnectable yoke mooring systems and processes for using same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103262 A1
- Conduit support assemblies and processes for using same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103949 A1
Most cited
By later US patents