B63B 23/40
Use of lowering or hoisting gear
B63B23/40 (Use of lowering or hoisting gear) appears on 84 US grants and 63 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 63
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 138
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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.
- Guided lifting system29 Oct 2024US 12,128,991 B2Calzoni S.R.L.
- Maritime automated alignment and connection system10 Sep 2024US 12,084,152 B2Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
- Systems for lifting and stowing water-borne vessels5 Dec 2023US 11,834,134 B2
- System for manoeuvring a marine craft23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026452 A1
- Boat with movable stern platform and made of two parts19 Dec 2024US 2024/0417038 A1Ferretti S.P.A.
- Davit device11 Apr 2024US 2024/0116602 A1Vestdavit Gruppen AS
- Carrier Vessel with Tender Boat Storage14 Sep 2023US 2023/0286617 A1Fly Boatworks LLC
- Maritime Automated Alignment And Connection System13 Jul 2023US 2023/0219659 A1Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
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
- Constant tension hoisting system26US 4,624,450 APACCAR Inc · 1986
- Marine payload handling craft and system24US 7,506,606 B22009
- Winch having hydraulic speed control and planetary gear system23US 5,860,635 ASeascape Systems Limited · 1999