B63B
Ships or other waterborne vessels
Official title: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)
B63B (Ships or other waterborne vessels) appears on 24,873 US grants and 19,314 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 24,873
- Published applications
- 19,314
- Assignees
- 7,663
- Inventors
- 36,145
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 410 | 0 |
| 1977 | 317 | 0 |
| 1978 | 315 | 0 |
| 1979 | 197 | 0 |
| 1980 | 223 | 0 |
| 1981 | 308 | 0 |
| 1982 | 257 | 0 |
| 1983 | 238 | 0 |
| 1984 | 254 | 0 |
| 1985 | 264 | 0 |
| 1986 | 288 | 0 |
| 1987 | 392 | 0 |
| 1988 | 331 | 0 |
| 1989 | 384 | 0 |
| 1990 | 364 | 0 |
| 1991 | 388 | 0 |
| 1992 | 325 | 0 |
| 1993 | 352 | 0 |
| 1994 | 368 | 0 |
| 1995 | 358 | 0 |
| 1996 | 376 | 0 |
| 1997 | 350 | 0 |
| 1998 | 419 | 0 |
| 1999 | 467 | 0 |
| 2000 | 555 | 0 |
| 2001 | 484 | 103 |
| 2002 | 462 | 382 |
| 2003 | 484 | 456 |
| 2004 | 459 | 576 |
| 2005 | 495 | 581 |
| 2006 | 508 | 553 |
| 2007 | 422 | 545 |
| 2008 | 373 | 555 |
| 2009 | 304 | 569 |
| 2010 | 369 | 628 |
| 2011 | 400 | 649 |
| 2012 | 446 | 636 |
| 2013 | 503 | 708 |
| 2014 | 625 | 825 |
| 2015 | 740 | 891 |
| 2016 | 789 | 935 |
| 2017 | 890 | 932 |
| 2018 | 825 | 991 |
| 2019 | 949 | 975 |
| 2020 | 930 | 1017 |
| 2021 | 798 | 991 |
| 2022 | 818 | 1037 |
| 2023 | 823 | 1045 |
| 2024 | 905 | 1070 |
| 2025 | 861 | 972 |
| 2026 | 711 | 692 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B63B 35/00Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not4,912
- B63B 21/00Tying-up4,225
- B63B 1/00Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils3,342
- B63B 34/00Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure2,930
- B63B 27/00Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers2,042
- B63B 32/00Water sports boards1,891
- B63B 17/00Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for1,736
- B63B 22/00Buoys1,537
All 45 main groupsShow fewer
- B63B 39/00Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements1,535
- B63B 25/00Load-accommodating arrangements1,327
- B63B 3/00Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts1,303
- B63B 59/00Hull protection specially adapted for vessels1,188
- B63B 29/00Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for1,174
- B63B 79/00Monitoring properties or operating parameters of vessels in operation979
- B63B 43/00Improving safety of vessels923
- B63B 7/00Collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels759
- B63B 49/00Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids727
- B63B 5/00Hulls characterised by their construction of non-metallic material531
- B63B 19/00Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or502
- B63B 45/00Arrangements or adaptations of signalling or lighting devices482
- B63B 15/00Superstructures , deckhouses, wheelhouses or the like465
- B63B 13/00Conduits for emptying or ballasting456
- B63B 2231/00Material used for some parts or elements, or for particular purposesIndexing code416
- B63B 2211/00ApplicationsIndexing code368
- B63B 2201/00Signalling devicesIndexing code294
- B63B 71/00Designing vessels274
- B63B 23/00Equipment for handling lifeboats or the like248
- B63B 73/00Building or assembling vessels or marine structures237
- B63B 2213/00Navigational aids and use thereof, not otherwise provided for in this classIndexing code197
- B63B 11/00Interior subdivision of hulls187
- B63B 77/00Transporting or installing offshore structures on site using buoyancy forces184
- B63B 2241/00Design characteristicsIndexing code181
- B63B 2221/00Methods and means for joining members or elementsIndexing code167
- B63B 2207/00Buoyancy or ballast meansIndexing code160
- B63B 2209/00Energy supply or activating meansIndexing code141
- B63B 41/00Drop keels136
- B63B 75/00Building or assembling floating offshore structures121
- B63B 2203/00Communication meansIndexing code96
- B63B 2205/00TethersIndexing code77
- B63B 57/00Tank or cargo hold cleaning specially adapted for vessels73
- B63B 83/00Rebuilding or retrofitting vessels60
- B63B 51/00Marking of navigation route55
- B63B 81/00Repairing or maintaining vessels36
- B63B 85/00Dismantling or scrapping vessels34
- B63B 69/00Equipment for shipping not otherwise provided for21
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