B63B 22/22
Inflatable buoys with gas generating means
Official title: Inflatable buoys with gas generating means (B63B22/12 takes precedence)
B63B22/22 (Inflatable buoys with gas generating means) appears on 48 US grants and 35 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 48
- Published applications
- 35
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 103
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Deploying a rigid inflatable structure8 Sep 2026US 12,729,988 B2Boston Engineering Corporation
- Adjustable aquaculture apparatus21 Jul 2026US 12,686,471 B2The University of Southern Mississippi
- Valuables flotation device (VFD)21 Jul 2026US 12,686,472 B2
- Water floatation device and floating audio devices15 Apr 2025US 12,275,497 B2Sandbutt LLC
- Submerged gas conveyance of constant pressure and buoyancy24 Dec 2024US 12,173,849 B2Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.
- Last known position marker24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285453 A1
- Water flotation device and floating audio devices25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296663 A1Sandbutt LLC
- Communication device29 May 2025US 2025/0174881 A1Tusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi
- Valuables Flotation Device (VFD)8 May 2025US 2025/0145253 A1
- Deploying a rigid inflatable structure12 Dec 2024US 2024/0410724 A1Boston Engineering Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Buoyant float and flag assembly26US 4,123,813 A1978
- Controllable buoys and networked buoy systems25US 9,563,203 B2California Institute of Technology · 2017
- Floating antenna system21US 5,406,294 ASpears Associates, Inc. · 1995
- Compressed gas buoyancy generator powered by temperature differences in a fluid body20US 5,303,552 A1994
- Collapsible inflatable dive buoy20US 7,303,453 B12007