B63B 35/00
Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not
Official title: Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for
B63B35/00 (Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not) appears on 4,912 US grants and 4,713 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 4,912
- Published applications
- 4,713
- Assignees
- 2,293
- Inventors
- 8,864
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 76 | 0 |
| 1977 | 58 | 0 |
| 1978 | 62 | 0 |
| 1979 | 46 | 0 |
| 1980 | 54 | 0 |
| 1981 | 64 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | 45 | 0 |
| 1985 | 52 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 65 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 65 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 46 | 0 |
| 1994 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 61 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 80 | 18 |
| 2002 | 81 | 58 |
| 2003 | 74 | 67 |
| 2004 | 70 | 95 |
| 2005 | 65 | 102 |
| 2006 | 75 | 87 |
| 2007 | 83 | 80 |
| 2008 | 45 | 87 |
| 2009 | 52 | 120 |
| 2010 | 65 | 142 |
| 2011 | 78 | 166 |
| 2012 | 99 | 167 |
| 2013 | 98 | 175 |
| 2014 | 156 | 214 |
| 2015 | 168 | 221 |
| 2016 | 192 | 257 |
| 2017 | 223 | 240 |
| 2018 | 211 | 277 |
| 2019 | 275 | 271 |
| 2020 | 226 | 272 |
| 2021 | 207 | 256 |
| 2022 | 210 | 280 |
| 2023 | 186 | 281 |
| 2024 | 242 | 289 |
| 2025 | 212 | 295 |
| 2026 | 157 | 196 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63B 35/44Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops2,047
- B63B 35/34Pontoons592
- B63B 2035/006Unmanned surface vesselsIndexing code333
- B63B 35/28Barges or lighters248
- B63B 35/32Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not247
- B63B 35/003Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not242
- B63B 35/03Pipe-laying vessels220
- B63B 35/14Fishing vessels207
All 21 subgroupsShow fewer
- B63B 35/58Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or202
- B63B 35/66Tugs191
- B63B 2035/009Wind propelled vessels comprising arrangements, installations or devices specially adapted therefor, otherIndexing code189
- B63B 35/08Ice-breakers or other vessels or floating structures for operation in ice-infested waters176
- B63B 35/40Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not122
- B63B 35/50Vessels or floating structures for aircraft119
- B63B 35/04Cable-laying vessels75
- B63B 2035/004Passenger vesselsIndexing code41
- B63B 2035/005Search and rescue [sar] vesselsIndexing code24
- B63B 35/54Ferries23
- B63B 2035/001Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and notIndexing code19
- B63B 2035/002Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and notIndexing code17
- B63B 35/56Lightships0
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