B63B 45/00
Arrangements or adaptations of signalling or lighting devices
Official title: Arrangements or adaptations of signalling or lighting devices (arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; life-buoys, -belts, -jackets, -suits or the like, characterised by signalling means B63C9/20; lighting devices or systems therefor F21L, F21S)
B63B45/00 (Arrangements or adaptations of signalling or lighting devices) appears on 482 US grants and 441 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 482
- Published applications
- 441
- Assignees
- 209
- Inventors
- 845
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11 |
| 2003 | 13 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 18 |
| 2005 | 15 | 11 |
| 2006 | 15 | 12 |
| 2007 | 12 | 23 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 |
| 2009 | 10 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 12 |
| 2011 | 10 | 7 |
| 2012 | 11 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 15 |
| 2015 | 14 | 22 |
| 2016 | 12 | 23 |
| 2017 | 20 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 |
| 2020 | 23 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 | 21 |
| 2022 | 23 | 30 |
| 2023 | 33 | 30 |
| 2024 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 16 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63B 45/04The devices being intended to indicate the vessel or parts thereof270
- B63B 45/02The devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas134
- B63B 2045/005Comprising particular electric circuitsIndexing code38
- B63B 45/06The devices being intended to illuminate vessels' decks or interior38
- B63B 45/08The devices being acoustic37
Recent patents
- Method of operating a marine lighting system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,890 B2Ocean LED Marine Limited
- Watercraft propulsion system, and watercraft6 Oct 2026US 12,752,899 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Exhaust system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,567 B2Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Outboards illumination device14 Jul 2026US 12,679,514 B2Asahi Denso Co., Ltd.
- Mast navigation light16 Jun 2026US 12,654,823 B2Lippert Components, Inc.
- Surf Craft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307764 A1
- Security Cover Systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296373 A1
- Mast navigation light1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296605 A1Lippert Components, Inc.
- Field configurable autonomous land surface craft1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296612 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Detection of a risk of collision with an object in a water area1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301579 A1SEA.AI GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminator assembly incorporating light emitting diodes881US 5,803,579 AGentex Corporation · 1998
- Led assembly631US 6,132,072 AGentex Corporation · 2000
- Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle419US 6,550,949 B1Gentex Corporation · 2003
- Mounting assembly for a pole254US 5,299,773 A1994
- Systems and components for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle218US 6,672,745 B1Gentex Corporation · 2004