B63B 59/06
Cleaning devices for hulls
B63B59/06 (Cleaning devices for hulls) appears on 377 US grants and 281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 281
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 656
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 |
| 2024 | 15 | 21 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026 | 11 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Surface-cleaning device and vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,747,007 B2Trosvik Oceantech AS
- Cleaning head for a marine cleaning system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,756 B2Franmarine Underwater Services Pty Ltd
- Systems for cleaning underwater structures25 Aug 2026US 12,715,561 B2Hullbot Pty Ltd
- Hull cleaning robot14 Jul 2026US 12,679,515 B2Jotun A/S
- Movement device for progressive movement on the surface of a body around which a fluid passes23 Jun 2026US 12,662,221 B2Universität Kassel
- Electrochemical cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308024 A1Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Anti-fouling control for marine structures17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274383 A1AB Volvo Penta
- Submersible robot system and methods of employing same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192904 A1
- Underwater vehicles for navigating relative to a structure25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175788 A1Hullbot Pty Ltd
- Cleaning robot and water-surface body21 May 2026US 2026/0139503 A1Shenzhen Lesongge Technology Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Underwater self-propelled surface adhering robotically operated vehicle184US 5,947,051 A1999
- Method and apparatus for inspecting a submerged structure139US 6,317,387 B12001
- Articulating wheeled permanent magnet chassis with high pressure sprayer123US 6,000,484 AAqua Dynamics, Inc. · 1999
- Underwater vehicle and method of positioning same80US 5,852,984 AIshikawajimi-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Device capable of suction-adhering to a wall surface and moving therealong76US 4,095,378 A1978