B63B 35/40
Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not
Official title: for transporting marine vessels {(load accommodation for floating barges and the like B63B25/006)}
B63B35/40 (Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not) appears on 122 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 226
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for transporting cargo and containers across a body of water6 Oct 2026US 12,754,568 B2
- Remote launcher for unmanned water-based deployables1 Sep 2026US 12,722,745 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Entertainment unit mounting system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,747 B2Teak Isle Manufacturing, Inc.
- Underwater docking system for unmanned underwater vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,558 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Boat with movable stern platform and made of two parts21 Oct 2025US 12,448,085 B2Ferretti S.P.A.
- Powership with a submersible vessel-interfacing friction deck6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225692 A1Flibe Energy, Inc.
- Remote Launcher for Unmanned Water-Based Deployables26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084787 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Underwater docking system for unmanned underwater vehicle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070633 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Apparatus, And Methods Of Use, For Launching Vehicles From Ships27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360993 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Mass augmentation of a tension-leg platform28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269938 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Launch and recovery system31US 7,350,475 B2BAE Systems Land & Armaments L. P. · 2008
- Systems and methods of use for submerged deployment of objects29US 8,336,479 B2iRobot Corporation · 2012
- Ballast control system for submersible vessel27US 4,276,849 A1981
- Marine payload handling craft and system24US 7,506,606 B22009
- Draft assisted delivery system20US 4,495,880 A1985