B60V
Air-cushion vehicles
B60V (Air-cushion vehicles) appears on 517 US grants and 254 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60V- Granted patents
- 517
- Published applications
- 254
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 770
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 16 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 11 | 10 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Partially aerostatically supported ram air cushion ship15 Sep 2026US 12,735,167 B2RIC Enterprises
- Hydrofoil takeoff and landing with multiple hydrofoils18 Aug 2026US 12,709,389 B2REGENT Craft Inc.
- Wing-in-ground effect vehicle28 Jul 2026US 12,691,863 B2REGENT Craft Inc.
- Ground-effect hovercraft vehicle with retractable wings7 Jul 2026US 12,673,657 B2
- Single-engine hovercraft control system and method19 May 2026US 12,630,142 B2Lukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Aviation
- Hydrofoil Equipped Seaglider Takeoff27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250001 A1REGENT Craft Inc.
- Movable Structure20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242043 A1NJS Co., Ltd.
- Hydrofoil Retraction System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233808 A1REGENT Craft Inc.
- Planar air jet for skirtless air cushion vehicle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208720 A1
- Air bypass to augment air cushion vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192791 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Air chamber type patient mover air pallet with multiple control features152US 5,067,189 A1991
- Personal rapid transit system83US 4,061,089 A1977
- Vehicles particularly useful as VTOL vehicles82US 6,883,748 B22005
- Heli-hover amphibious surface effect vehicle81US 4,984,754 A1991
- Ground effect wing having a variable sweep winglet67US 6,547,181 B1The Boeing Company · 2003