B63C 9/04
Life-rafts
B63C9/04 (Life-rafts) appears on 232 US grants and 175 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 175
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 300
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 22 |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 |
| 2021 | 13 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-chamber inflatable device12 May 2026US 12,623,758 B2Crusoe Survival, LLC
- Inflatable toroidal polyhedron buoyancy tube for a life raft20 Jan 2026US 12,528,565 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Survival craft30 Dec 2025US 12,509,198 B2Viking Life-Saving Equipment A/S
- Regulator with orientation valve4 Nov 2025US 12,459,656 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Infant float26 Aug 2025US 12,396,565 B2Spin Master Ltd.
- Solar powered universal serial bus (usb) charger in an inflatable26 Feb 2026US 2026/0058598 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Convertible towable inflatable device4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276768 A1Kwik Tek, Inc.
- Inflatable raft with expanded weld joint31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242894 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Infant float26 Sep 2024US 2024/0315456 A1Spin Master Ltd.
- Remotely controllable rescue vessel22 Aug 2024US 2024/0278885 A1Australian Droid & Robot Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination inflator and manifold assembly87US 7,056,179 B22006
- Collapsible flotation device65US 6,485,344 B2Gray Matter Holdings, LLC · 2002
- Floating search and rescue inflatable pyramid44US 4,573,933 A1986
- Collapsible floating assembly40US 6,881,114 B2Patent Category Corp. · 2005
- Process for transporting injured or stranded people, and protective capsule for carrying out the process39US 5,283,916 A1994