B63B 17/0027
Tanks for fuel or the like
Official title: {Tanks for fuel or the like (constructional features of bunkers B63B11/04); Accessories therefor, e.g. tank filler caps (fuel tanks for vehicles in general B60K15/03; cargo tanks B63B25/08; cleaning of tanks B63B57/00; handling of liquids for use in power plants B63H21/38)}
B63B17/0027 (Tanks for fuel or the like) appears on 105 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 105
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 281
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Power-saving liquefied-gas-fuel ship and method for processing boil-off gas for liquefied-gas-fuel ship6 Oct 2026US 12,753,884 B2Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerant charging system for reliquefaction system for ship15 Sep 2026US 12,736,185 B2Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Deck fill for use in vehicles28 Jul 2026US 12,691,989 B2Big Dog Marine LLC
- Gas supply system applicable to gas layer drag reduction ship, and ship7 Jul 2026US 12,673,747 B2CSSC Shanghai Marine Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd.
- Fuel delivery system24 Mar 2026US 12,583,557 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Recreational surface vessel17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274379 A1
- Marine engine ammonia catch system and ammonia fuel recovery method using same3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257767 A1Korea Institute of Energy Research
- Fuel tank arrangement, marine vessel and method for cooling fuel comprising ammonia20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242047 A1WäRtsilä Finland Oy
- Marine vessel, method, and a fuel tank23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208826 A1WäRtsilä Finland Oy
- Modular swath vessel4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152255 A1Acua Ocean Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fuel handling system65US 5,579,740 AWalbro Corporation · 1996
- Vent line separator35US 5,019,141 AParker-Hannifin Corporation · 1991
- Marine propulsion device fuel distribution system23US 4,722,708 AOutboard Marine Corporation · 1988
- Fuel tank venting separator21US 4,963,169 ARacor Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. · 1990
- Fuel supply for a small boat19US 4,763,633 AKawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988