B63B 27/00
Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
Official title: Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers (self-discharging barges or lighters B63B35/30; floating cranes B66C23/52)
B63B27/00 (Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers) appears on 2,042 US grants and 1,758 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 2,042
- Published applications
- 1,758
- Assignees
- 1,002
- Inventors
- 3,488
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 5 |
| 2002 | 27 | 21 |
| 2003 | 27 | 34 |
| 2004 | 39 | 50 |
| 2005 | 49 | 47 |
| 2006 | 41 | 33 |
| 2007 | 25 | 37 |
| 2008 | 20 | 36 |
| 2009 | 23 | 49 |
| 2010 | 30 | 62 |
| 2011 | 38 | 65 |
| 2012 | 56 | 71 |
| 2013 | 61 | 80 |
| 2014 | 55 | 87 |
| 2015 | 76 | 92 |
| 2016 | 94 | 113 |
| 2017 | 117 | 79 |
| 2018 | 86 | 100 |
| 2019 | 103 | 94 |
| 2020 | 91 | 86 |
| 2021 | 81 | 98 |
| 2022 | 77 | 87 |
| 2023 | 73 | 89 |
| 2024 | 82 | 99 |
| 2025 | 73 | 84 |
| 2026 | 52 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63B 27/14Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of610
- B63B 27/24Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of439
- B63B 27/30Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for transfer at sea between421
- B63B 27/16Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of288
- B63B 27/36Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for floating cargo283
- B63B 27/10Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of245
- B63B 27/19Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: other93
- B63B 27/22Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of78
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- B63B 27/08Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of62
- B63B 27/04Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of37
- B63B 27/28Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of33
- B63B 27/29Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: other24
- B63B 27/18Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of20
- B63B 27/26Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of1
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