B63C 9/08
Life-buoys
Official title: Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like ({non-sinkable swimsuits, drawers or trunks A41D7/001} ; equipment for swimming A63B, e.g. swimming aids {other than life-buoys or life-belts} A63B31/00, {teaching frames for swimming, swimming boards A63B69/14})
B63C9/08 (Life-buoys) appears on 998 US grants and 791 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 998
- Published applications
- 791
- Assignees
- 387
- Inventors
- 1,540
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 24 | 21 |
| 2003 | 23 | 13 |
| 2004 | 15 | 32 |
| 2005 | 17 | 28 |
| 2006 | 33 | 22 |
| 2007 | 21 | 26 |
| 2008 | 14 | 33 |
| 2009 | 9 | 28 |
| 2010 | 18 | 22 |
| 2011 | 15 | 25 |
| 2012 | 14 | 30 |
| 2013 | 16 | 39 |
| 2014 | 26 | 51 |
| 2015 | 44 | 44 |
| 2016 | 43 | 41 |
| 2017 | 36 | 38 |
| 2018 | 39 | 41 |
| 2019 | 34 | 40 |
| 2020 | 34 | 48 |
| 2021 | 35 | 41 |
| 2022 | 29 | 31 |
| 2023 | 20 | 34 |
| 2024 | 31 | 26 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 |
| 2026 | 20 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B63C 9/11Covering the torso404
- B63C 9/13Attachable to body member225
- B63C 9/20Characterised by signalling means192
- B63C 9/18Inflatable equipment characterised by the gas-generating or inflation device142
- B63C 9/087Body suits, i.e. substantially covering the user's body97
- B63C 9/082Annular or u-shaped life-buoys intended to be thrown to persons56
- B63C 9/081Having compartments comprising elements which are filled with gas by deployment42
- B63C 2009/084For animalsIndexing code13
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