B63B 25/08
Fluid
Official title: fluid {(constructional features of bunkers B63B11/04; tanks for fuel or the like not forming bunkers B63B17/0027)}
B63B25/08 (Fluid) appears on 719 US grants and 605 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 719
- Published applications
- 605
- Assignees
- 319
- Inventors
- 1,302
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 16 |
| 2006 | 12 | 16 |
| 2007 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 16 |
| 2009 | 9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 24 |
| 2011 | 9 | 16 |
| 2012 | 12 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 | 30 |
| 2015 | 22 | 31 |
| 2016 | 21 | 32 |
| 2017 | 19 | 37 |
| 2018 | 35 | 50 |
| 2019 | 37 | 34 |
| 2020 | 40 | 32 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 | 28 |
| 2023 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 38 | 40 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 |
| 2026 | 17 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Storage facility for a liquid-state gas comprising a tank and a suction device of an insulation layer of said tank25 Aug 2026US 12,716,553 B2Gaztransport Et Technigaz
- Liquefied gas storage tank and ship comprising same4 Aug 2026US 12,698,864 B2Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
- Liquid loading assembly for filling a ship-hold or tank23 Jun 2026US 12,662,364 B2GBA Marine AS
- Method for fabricating a gravity-based structure (GBS) at a specialized fabrication site16 Jun 2026US 12,655,592 B2Publischnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo “NOVATEK”
- Marine methanol inert gas blanketing16 Jun 2026US 12,655,817 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Ship boil-off gas reliquefaction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307762 A1Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Gas treatment system and ship including same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264812 A1Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for monitoring characteristics of a liquid body10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264818 A1GeoKimika Energy Services, LLC
- Storage container for cryogenic liquid, watercraft with a corresponding storage container and method for storing a cryogenic liquid3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258906 A1Linde Aktiengesellschaft
- Liquefied gas supercooling system using mixed refrigerant30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218858 A1Hd Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) aboard a transport vessel74US 6,089,022 AMobil Oil Corporation · 2000
- Cryogenic transport58US 3,941,272 AKaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation · 1976
- Ship based gas transport system57US 5,839,383 AEnron LNG Development Corp. · 1998
- Submersible apparatus for transporting compressed gas55US 6,260,501 B12001
- Watertight and thermally insulating tank built into the bearing structure of a ship having a simplified corner structure53US 5,450,806 AGaz Transport · 1995