B63B 45/02
The devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas
Official title: the devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas of environments
B63B45/02 (The devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas) appears on 134 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 134
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 236
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
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| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
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| 2019 | 11 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Marine rescue searchlight system with dual-axis azimuth control and gyro-stabilized beam projection14 Apr 2026US 12,600,445 B1
- Kayak illumination devices7 Oct 2025US 12,435,848 B2Brightz, Ltd.
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- Surf Craft8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307764 A1
- Mast navigation light1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296605 A1Lippert Components, Inc.
- Adaptive light for a watercraft24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287162 A1Polaris Industries Inc.
- Kayak illumination devices1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002649 A1Brightz, Ltd.
- Marine navigation light with flexible circuit23 Oct 2025US 2025/0326469 A1Lumitec, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Underwater lighting apparatus74US 7,396,139 B22008
- LED lighting apparatus in a plastic housing64US 7,722,216 B22010
- Boat light, especially for transom mounting60US 4,445,163 A1984
- Underwater light54US 3,949,213 AHayward Manufacturing Company, Inc. · 1976
- Submersible lighting51US 7,101,060 B2Hella Australia PTY, Ltd. · 2006