B63C 1/02
Floating docks
Official title: Floating docks ({externally attached cofferdams and the like B63B17/0018; } ship transporters with adjustable draught B63B35/42)
B63C1/02 (Floating docks) appears on 242 US grants and 193 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 193
- Assignees
- 110
- Inventors
- 376
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 | 16 |
| 2021 | 18 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular floating deck structure18 Aug 2026US 12,709,364 B1American Muscle Docks & Fabrication LLC
- Systems and methods for pairing marine vessels with docking stations11 Aug 2026US 12,703,466 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Boat lift5 May 2026US 12,617,507 B1SBL Manufacturing, LLC
- Apparatus and method for cleaning the hull of a vessel7 Apr 2026US 12,595,029 B2Cimolai S.P.A.
- Buoyancy supplement31 Mar 2026US 12,589,835 B2
- Powership with a submersible vessel-interfacing friction deck6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225692 A1Flibe Energy, Inc.
- Modular erosion control and fender system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225697 A1
- Watercraft lift6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225698 A1Sunstream Corporation
- Method of drydock ballasting to match tidal fluctuation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192900 A1
- Modular floating drive-on pontoon boat port18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167309 A1E-Z-Dock, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vertical rising boat lift57US 4,072,119 A1978
- Inflatable floating boat lift49US 5,860,379 A1999
- Pontoon system for supporting watercraft on a body of water45US 4,018,179 ANational Hydro-Hoist Company · 1977
- Floating dry dock35US 4,510,877 A1985
- Modular floating boat lift35US 6,006,687 AMarine Floats Corporation · 1999