B63B 34/60
Arrangements for towing
Official title: Arrangements for towing, e.g. for use with water-skis or wakeboards
B63B34/60 (Arrangements for towing) appears on 332 US grants and 228 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 332
- Published applications
- 228
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 446
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 11 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 17 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Handle adapter for towed water sports18 Aug 2026US 12,709,360 B2Spray Research, LLC
- System and method to transport watercraft16 Jun 2026US 12,654,820 B2
- Powered water sport tower16 Jun 2026US 12,654,821 B1Protomet Corporation
- Tacking rudder for personal flotation device, and method of use9 Jun 2026US 12,649,548 B2
- User handle for watersports device17 Mar 2026US 12,576,949 B2Zup LLC
- Parasail opening and closing system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242044 A1
- Moveable Bimini Shade Cover For A Boat9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192888 A1Tige Boats, Inc.
- System and method for identifying when a water-sports participant has fallen2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184408 A1MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC
- Motorized tow-rope mechanism for watercraft19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048821 A1
- Rope conveying system, in particular for a recreational sports system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008521 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Water sports performance system and method132US 6,044,788 ACorrect Craft, Inc. · 2000
- Device for winding and storage of ropes and the like76US 4,261,529 A1981
- Water sport towing apparatus73US 6,374,762 B1Correct Craft, Inc. · 2002
- Methods and means to control boat wake67US 6,234,099 B12001
- Line-Handling device65US 5,732,648 A1998