B63C 11/26
Communication means
Official title: Communication means, {e.g. means for signalling the presence of divers}(electric communication in general H04)
B63C11/26 (Communication means) appears on 232 US grants and 198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 198
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 387
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 9 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 16 |
| 2017 | 12 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Diving indication float device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,563 B1
- Underwater eye tracking system and method11 Aug 2026US 12,702,335 B2Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
- Smart backpack system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,644 B2
- Recreational diving buoy and safety system12 May 2026US 12,623,760 B2
- Waterproof device for diving and method for operating same5 May 2026US 12,621,383 B2Artisan and Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Dive mask1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296610 A1
- Anti-full-throat diving device, and underwater communication device and manufacturing method and communication method therefor29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028102 A1Divintok Technology Pte.Ltd.
- Device for signalling in an aquatic environment25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296667 A1
- Full Face Snorkel Mask Communication System18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289542 A1
- Underwater Eye Tracking System And Method4 Sep 2025US 2025/0275699 A1Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Underwater diving assistant apparatus129US 5,956,291 ADuctech, LLC · 1999
- Underwater communication apparatus and communication method99US 6,125,080 ADivecom Ltd. · 2000
- Portable diver distress signalling device81US 4,080,677 A1978
- Method and apparatus for underwater communication71US 5,455,842 A1995
- Amphibious backpack62US 5,012,964 A1991