B63B 34/00
Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure
Official title: Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure (water sports boards B63B32/00; swimming frameworks A63B35/00; propulsion arrangements actuated by muscle power B63H16/00)
B63B34/00 (Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure) appears on 2,930 US grants and 2,191 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 2,930
- Published applications
- 2,191
- Assignees
- 660
- Inventors
- 3,609
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 45 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 45 | 0 |
| 1990 | 44 | 0 |
| 1991 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | 34 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 47 | 0 |
| 1996 | 59 | 0 |
| 1997 | 50 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 85 | 0 |
| 2001 | 78 | 29 |
| 2002 | 65 | 78 |
| 2003 | 80 | 99 |
| 2004 | 97 | 89 |
| 2005 | 92 | 74 |
| 2006 | 70 | 62 |
| 2007 | 51 | 67 |
| 2008 | 46 | 65 |
| 2009 | 31 | 52 |
| 2010 | 34 | 57 |
| 2011 | 43 | 44 |
| 2012 | 38 | 67 |
| 2013 | 46 | 56 |
| 2014 | 70 | 94 |
| 2015 | 91 | 90 |
| 2016 | 85 | 101 |
| 2017 | 118 | 104 |
| 2018 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 116 | 96 |
| 2020 | 112 | 127 |
| 2021 | 104 | 131 |
| 2022 | 114 | 127 |
| 2023 | 99 | 123 |
| 2024 | 106 | 120 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 |
| 2026 | 78 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63B 34/10Power-driven personal watercraft880
- B63B 34/50Body-supporting buoyant devices674
- B63B 34/26Accessories for canoes, kayaks or the like402
- B63B 34/20Canoes, kayaks or the like387
- B63B 34/60Arrangements for towing332
- B63B 34/05Vessels specially adapted for hunting or fishing243
- B63B 34/70Arrangements on vessels specially adapted for generating waves for surfing, wakeboarding or231
- B63B 34/40Body-supporting structures dynamically supported by foils under water66
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By later US patents
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