B63C
Launching, hauling-out, or dry-docking of vessels
Official title: LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS (floating nets, floating slipways, or the like for recovering aircraft from the water B63B35/52)
B63C (Launching, hauling-out, or dry-docking of vessels) appears on 6,170 US grants and 4,524 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 6,170
- Published applications
- 4,524
- Assignees
- 2,193
- Inventors
- 9,252
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 115 | 0 |
| 1977 | 122 | 0 |
| 1978 | 87 | 0 |
| 1979 | 50 | 0 |
| 1980 | 90 | 0 |
| 1981 | 93 | 0 |
| 1982 | 64 | 0 |
| 1983 | 48 | 0 |
| 1984 | 77 | 0 |
| 1985 | 86 | 0 |
| 1986 | 80 | 0 |
| 1987 | 98 | 0 |
| 1988 | 85 | 0 |
| 1989 | 117 | 0 |
| 1990 | 90 | 0 |
| 1991 | 102 | 0 |
| 1992 | 85 | 0 |
| 1993 | 117 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 110 | 0 |
| 1996 | 119 | 0 |
| 1997 | 126 | 0 |
| 1998 | 134 | 0 |
| 1999 | 157 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 116 | 34 |
| 2002 | 138 | 129 |
| 2003 | 134 | 110 |
| 2004 | 124 | 147 |
| 2005 | 110 | 179 |
| 2006 | 152 | 153 |
| 2007 | 124 | 186 |
| 2008 | 94 | 169 |
| 2009 | 83 | 178 |
| 2010 | 112 | 171 |
| 2011 | 103 | 155 |
| 2012 | 121 | 152 |
| 2013 | 117 | 192 |
| 2014 | 144 | 190 |
| 2015 | 170 | 210 |
| 2016 | 167 | 207 |
| 2017 | 160 | 178 |
| 2018 | 170 | 217 |
| 2019 | 181 | 253 |
| 2020 | 221 | 236 |
| 2021 | 187 | 229 |
| 2022 | 165 | 206 |
| 2023 | 156 | 214 |
| 2024 | 164 | 174 |
| 2025 | 154 | 143 |
| 2026 | 103 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B63C 11/00Equipment for dwelling or working underwater2,887
- B63C 9/00Life-saving in water1,965
- B63C 3/00Launching or hauling-out by landborne slipways495
- B63C 7/00Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels417
- B63C 1/00Dry-docking of vessels or flying-boats293
- B63C 13/00Equipment forming part of or attachable to vessels facilitating transport over land244
- B63C 5/00Equipment usable both on slipways and in dry docks100
- B63C 15/00Storing of vessels on land otherwise than by dry-docking76
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Inflation valve with actuating lever interlock1,066US 4,946,067 AWickes Manufacturing Company · 1990
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- Multi-hazard alarm system using selectable power-level transmission and localization380US 5,461,365 A1995
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