B63B 59/04
Preventing hull fouling
Official title: Preventing hull fouling (anti-fouling paints C09D5/16)
B63B59/04 (Preventing hull fouling) appears on 343 US grants and 330 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 343
- Published applications
- 330
- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
- 732
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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| 2003 | 7 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 10 |
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| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
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| 2023 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Marine organism antifouling apparatus for ships using UV-C module30 Jun 2026US 12,668,338 B2Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology [KIOST]
- Movement device for progressive movement on the surface of a body around which a fluid passes23 Jun 2026US 12,662,221 B2Universität Kassel
- Deep learning predictive automation and control system for an air distribution system9 Jun 2026US 12,649,544 B2Airglide AI, Inc.
- Gas-containing surface cover, arrangement, and use26 May 2026US 12,637,185 B2Baden-Württemberg Stiftung gGmbH
- Propeller arrangement in a cathodic protection system26 May 2026US 12,637,774 B2AB Volvo Penta
- Dynamic airflow control for a marine vessel air lubrication system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296597 A1Airglide AI, Inc.
- Anti-Fouling System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296606 A1
- Anti-fouling control for marine structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274383 A1AB Volvo Penta
- System and method for enhanced marine vessel efficiency using integrated hull optimizations3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257766 A1Airglide AI, Inc.
- Data processing system and program for improving vessel performance30 Jul 2026US 2026/0220838 A1Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control146US 7,650,848 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. · 2010
- Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control107US 9,016,221 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. · 2015
- Surface topography for non-toxic bioadhesion control104US 7,143,709 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. · 2006
- Antifouling/anticorrosive composite marine structure61US 5,354,603 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1994
- Dynamically modifiable polymer coatings and devices57US 7,117,807 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. · 2006