B63B 57/00
Tank or cargo hold cleaning specially adapted for vessels
Official title: Tank {or cargo hold} cleaning specially adapted for vessels (tank cleaning in general B08B9/08)
B63B57/00 (Tank or cargo hold cleaning specially adapted for vessels) appears on 73 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 73
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 144
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods of soft ballast tank decontamination and related systems and apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,884 B1Correct Craft IP Holdings, LLC
- System and method for impurity removal from cargo tanks of vessels that store and transport hydrocarbons6 Oct 2026US 12,753,373 B2Chevron U.S.A.Inc.
- Cooling system for a marine vessel21 Jul 2026US 12,686,483 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Temporary barge or boat hatch insert for facilitating void space14 Jul 2026US 12,679,506 B2Dow Solutions, LLC.
- System and method for fumigating a vessel with crew protection5 May 2026US 12,617,517 B2Fintran Australia Pty Ltd
- Supply vessel liquid bulk system cleaning system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233813 A1
- Maintenance management method for a ship5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062104 A1Gaztransport Et Technigaz
- Automated cleaning unit for bulk storage and transport containers23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325157 A1Dimension Product Solutions LP
- System and method for impurity removal from cargo tanks of vessels that store and transport hydrocarbons2 May 2024US 2024/0141262 A1Chevron U.S.A.Inc.
- Temporary barge or boat hatch insert for facilitating void space29 Feb 2024US 2024/0067306 A1Dow Solutions, LLC.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for cleaning large tank interiors49US 4,220,170 A1980
- Cleaning apparatus for ship holds44US 4,163,455 A1979
- Automatic vacuum recyclable system for chemical-thermo cleaning of ship tanks and bilges31US 4,530,131 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1985
- Water tank cleaning machine27US 5,706,539 A1998
- Cleaning of cargo compartments26US 3,941,692 A1976