B63B 21/08
Clamping devices
Official title: Clamping devices (in general F16B; {means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects in general F16G11/00})
B63B21/08 (Clamping devices) appears on 169 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 263
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Adjustable tether line systems and securement methods5 May 2026US 12,617,494 B2MISSION Corp.
- Block and tackle assembly for bladder anchor17 Mar 2026US 12,576,948 B1Hotwire Development, LLC
- Adjustable tether line systems and securement methods4 Nov 2025US 12,459,604 B1MISSION Corp.
- Cleat for mooring a watercraft, and mooring assembly having a cleat and a line having a stopper4 Feb 2025US 12,214,846 B2Exail
- Subsea line clamp assembly4 Feb 2025US 12,215,805 B2Balmoral Comtec Limited
- System for locking and unlocking an elongate element with sleeve and two securing elements, one at each end of the sleeve10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264811 A1
- A Tow Pin Device and a Tow Pin and Shark Jaw Arrangement20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242036 A1Kongsberg Maritime AS
- System, apparatus and method for a hook end effector9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097829 A1USA AS Represented By the Sec of the Navy
- Ratcheting mooring line device12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070630 A1
- Adjustable tether line systems and securement methods26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054802 A1MISSION Corp.
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