B63B 59/08
Of underwater surfaces while afloat
Official title: of underwater surfaces while afloat (B63B59/10 takes precedence)
B63B59/08 (Of underwater surfaces while afloat) appears on 190 US grants and 181 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63B- Granted patents
- 190
- Published applications
- 181
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 367
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
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| 2018 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
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
- 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
- Clean brush head and wireless cleaning equipment12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069097 A1Fairway Electronic Co., Ltd.
- System for controlling forces applied on a hydrodynamic body adhered to and moving along a hull of a sailing ship23 Oct 2025US 2025/0326470 A1Nakai Robotics Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for inspecting a submerged structure139US 6,317,387 B12001
- Ultraviolet marine anti-biofouling systems46US 5,322,569 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation · 1994
- Ultrasonic subsurface cleaning43US 4,444,146 AHoneywell Inc. · 1984
- Method for killing barnacle larvae in water42US 5,308,505 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation · 1994
- Suction cup mounted holder for use with watercraft36US 6,154,929 A2000