B63C 9/115
Using solid buoyant material
Official title: using solid buoyant material
B63C9/115 (Using solid buoyant material) appears on 135 US grants and 91 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63C- Granted patents
- 135
- Published applications
- 91
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 209
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-functional vest with integrated weight and hydration features31 Mar 2026US 12,588,715 B2
- Safety swimsuit with floats made of polymer fibres enclosing a gas6 Jan 2026US 12,514,306 B2Greystone, Inc.
- Body-enhanced life jacket28 Jan 2025US 12,208,872 B2
- Buoyancy adjustable swim training vest14 Jan 2025US 12,195,150 B2
- Floating physical therapy device13 Feb 2024US 11,896,548 B2
- Personal flotation device with integrated shelter7 May 2026US 2026/0125139 A1
- Support vest for pediatric patients4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367015 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Multifunctional Hip Waders14 Aug 2025US 2025/0255364 A1
- Multi-functional vest with integrated weight and hydration features20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089822 A1
- Safety swimsuit with floats made of polymer fibres enclosing a gas7 Sep 2023US 2023/0276867 A1Greystone, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Floatation swimwear99US 5,184,968 A1993
- Swim safe play suit59US 4,619,622 A1986
- Fabric laminated flotation foam material for manufacturing life jackets and similar articles and articles manufactured using such materials38US 6,235,661 B1Extrasport, Inc. · 2001
- Child carrier and swimming aid34US 7,255,620 B12007
- Flotation vest33US 5,030,153 AERO Industries, Inc. · 1991