B63C 9/00
Life-saving in water
Official title: Life-saving in water (life-saving in general A62B; arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices for ships, other waterborne vessels or for equipment for shipping B63B45/00; rescue equipment specially adapted for submarine personnel B63G8/40)
B63C9/00 (Life-saving in water) appears on 1,965 US grants and 1,474 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 1,965
- Published applications
- 1,474
- Assignees
- 714
- Inventors
- 3,049
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 34 | 0 |
| 1986 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | 42 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 41 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 10 |
| 2002 | 47 | 40 |
| 2003 | 47 | 31 |
| 2004 | 33 | 48 |
| 2005 | 29 | 54 |
| 2006 | 58 | 40 |
| 2007 | 37 | 64 |
| 2008 | 29 | 53 |
| 2009 | 21 | 51 |
| 2010 | 38 | 48 |
| 2011 | 30 | 52 |
| 2012 | 32 | 56 |
| 2013 | 39 | 69 |
| 2014 | 44 | 73 |
| 2015 | 63 | 70 |
| 2016 | 61 | 69 |
| 2017 | 56 | 57 |
| 2018 | 63 | 79 |
| 2019 | 65 | 83 |
| 2020 | 77 | 85 |
| 2021 | 67 | 82 |
| 2022 | 49 | 67 |
| 2023 | 51 | 71 |
| 2024 | 57 | 52 |
| 2025 | 44 | 38 |
| 2026 | 37 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63C 9/08Life-buoys998
- B63C 9/02Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving319
- B63C 9/24Arrangements of inflating valves or of controls thereof197
- B63C 9/22Devices for holding or launching life-buoys, inflatable life-rafts, or other floatable life-saving181
- B63C 9/0005Life-saving in water: by means of alarm devices for persons falling into171
- B63C 9/26Cast or life lines160
- B63C 2009/0023Particular features common to inflatable life-saving equipmentIndexing code101
- B63C 9/28Adaptations of vessel parts or furnishings to life-saving purposes67
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- B63C 9/21Boats, rafts, buoys or the like, characterised by signalling means56
- B63C 9/06Floatable closed containers with accommodation for one or more persons inside53
- B63C 2009/0017Life-saving in water: characterised by making use of satellite radio beacon positioningIndexing code48
- B63C 9/32Equipment adapted to use on ice40
- B63C 9/01Air-sea rescue devices, i.e. equipment carried by, and capable of being dropped39
- B63C 2009/0088Life-saving in water: characterised by making use of shark deterrentsIndexing code38
- B63C 2009/0094Equipment comprising means for providing users with victuals or drinksIndexing code10
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Inflation valve with actuating lever interlock1,066US 4,946,067 AWickes Manufacturing Company · 1990
- Self-locating remote monitoring systems473US 5,650,770 A1997
- Multi-hazard alarm system using selectable power-level transmission and localization380US 5,461,365 A1995
- Self-locating remote monitoring systems296US 6,198,390 B12001
- Location signalling device for automatically placing a radio distress call236US 5,193,215 A1993