B63B 23/00
Equipment for handling lifeboats or the like
B63B23/00 (Equipment for handling lifeboats or the like) appears on 248 US grants and 178 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 248
- Published applications
- 178
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 391
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
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| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
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| 2015 | 15 | 8 |
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| 2017 | 11 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63B 23/40Use of lowering or hoisting gear84
- B63B 23/30Devices for guiding boats to water surface82
- B63B 23/02Davits, i.e. devices having arms for lowering boats by cables or the58
- B63B 23/62Fastening or storing of boats on deck33
- B63B 23/28Devices for projecting or releasing boats for free fall20
- B63B 23/38Transport of boats to davits or the like5
- B63B 23/70Condition-responsive handling equipment5
Recent patents
- Extendable davit arrangement25 Aug 2026US 12,715,549 B2Vestdavit Gruppen AS
- Refillable volatile composition dispenser18 Aug 2026US 12,708,691 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Device for recovering a vessel at sea6 Jan 2026US 12,515,922 B2Thales
- Boat with movable stern platform and made of two parts21 Oct 2025US 12,448,085 B2Ferretti S.P.A.
- Drop assist apparatus of unmanned marine observation apparatus and controlling method thereof5 Nov 2024US 12,134,443 B2National Institute of Meteorological Sciences
- Support device for ship's boats3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257771 A1
- A maritime evacuation system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242040 A1Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S
- Foldable cradle for boat18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167304 A1Kalmar Produktutveckling AB
- Launch and recovery system and method22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021871 A1
- System for manoeuvring a marine craft23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026452 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety clutch36US 4,810,017 ANorpol Technic A/S · 1989
- Launch and recovery system31US 7,350,475 B2BAE Systems Land & Armaments L. P. · 2008
- Portable crane formed of composite members29US 9,630,816 B1OZ Lifting Products, LLC · 2017
- Tensioning tie down apparatus28US 9,528,655 B12016
- Constant tension hoisting system26US 4,624,450 APACCAR Inc · 1986