B63B 35/58
Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or
Official title: Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or no freeboard, and having a platform or floor for supporting a user (lifeboats, life-rafts or the like B63C9/02)
B63B35/58 (Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or) appears on 202 US grants and 184 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 202
- Published applications
- 184
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 319
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Entertainment unit mounting system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,747 B2Teak Isle Manufacturing, Inc.
- Pontoon or hull adjustment system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,362 B2Norco Industries, Inc.
- Thruster control for a boat12 May 2026US 12,623,766 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Buoyancy supplement31 Mar 2026US 12,589,835 B2
- Variable buoyancy platform for aquaculture farming and method of operating the same3 Mar 2026US 12,564,177 B2751330 NB Inc.
- Multiple chine pontoon boat4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152256 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Buoyant pontoon structure1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001630 A13Po Boat Accessories, LLC
- Variable buoyancy platform for aquaculture farming and method of operating the same6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340274 A1751330 NB Inc.
- Variable buoyancy platform for aquaculture farming and method of operating the same25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295095 A1751330 NB Inc.
- Cooler lift for a boat18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289529 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coupleable flotation apparatus forming lines and arrays66US 5,020,465 A1991
- Collapsible flotation device65US 6,485,344 B2Gray Matter Holdings, LLC · 2002
- Water trampoline device62US 5,810,695 A1998
- Non-self-propelled floatable structure provided with a stabilizing skirt50US 9,302,749 B12016
- Retractable swim platform and steps for pontoon boats50US 9,586,655 B12017