B63B 27/14
Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of
Official title: of ramps, gangways or outboard ladders {; Pilot lifts}
B63B27/14 (Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers: of) appears on 610 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
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- 455
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- Latest grant
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| 2024 | 16 | 19 |
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| 2026 | 16 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Force-independent releasable system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,591 B2Air Cruisers Company
- Boarding platform18 Aug 2026US 12,709,358 B2Leisure Properties LLC
- Watercraft assembly from repurposed aircraft16 Jun 2026US 12,654,808 B2
- Rolling reduction boat5 May 2026US 12,617,500 B2
- Swim platform assemblies for boats21 Apr 2026US 12,606,274 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Adjustable platform for watercraft1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296600 A1Arc Boat Company
- Automatically retractable marine ladder3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258703 A1
- Climbing device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218570 A1Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Vehicle ramp2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184405 A1
- Displaceable Step Assembly for Swim Platform11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159198 A1Ramp N Clamp LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Extensible ladder for boats94US 4,733,752 A1988
- System for handling container cargo and a novel ship and lifting device83US 4,158,416 AContainer Cargo Carriers Corporation · 1979
- Boat having stern mounted swim platform70US 5,572,944 AS2 Yachts Inc. · 1996
- Platform assembly system68US 5,735,097 A1998
- Foldable inclined multi-section ramp actuation system65US 4,068,770 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1978