B63G
Offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels
Official title: OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (means of attack or defence in general, e.g. turrets F41H)
B63G (Offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels) appears on 2,531 US grants and 2,190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 2,531
- Published applications
- 2,190
- Assignees
- 1,024
- Inventors
- 5,094
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 35 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 5 |
| 2002 | 42 | 29 |
| 2003 | 36 | 28 |
| 2004 | 43 | 39 |
| 2005 | 43 | 42 |
| 2006 | 51 | 29 |
| 2007 | 46 | 34 |
| 2008 | 30 | 45 |
| 2009 | 24 | 52 |
| 2010 | 30 | 42 |
| 2011 | 47 | 52 |
| 2012 | 48 | 77 |
| 2013 | 46 | 52 |
| 2014 | 63 | 105 |
| 2015 | 78 | 127 |
| 2016 | 108 | 122 |
| 2017 | 98 | 119 |
| 2018 | 125 | 161 |
| 2019 | 146 | 131 |
| 2020 | 133 | 132 |
| 2021 | 120 | 141 |
| 2022 | 117 | 115 |
| 2023 | 135 | 123 |
| 2024 | 138 | 145 |
| 2025 | 101 | 139 |
| 2026 | 91 | 104 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B63G 8/00Underwater vessels2,046
- B63G 13/00Offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels: other offensive or defensive arrangements on179
- B63G 7/00Mine-sweeping179
- B63G 9/00Offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels: other offensive or defensive arrangements on150
- B63G 1/00Arrangements of guns or missile launchers35
- B63G 3/00Arrangements of ammunition stores or handlers29
- B63G 11/00Aircraft carriers27
- B63G 6/00Laying of mines or depth charges15
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Recent patents
- Underwater rescue device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,009 B2
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- Submersible robot system and methods of employing same15 Sep 2026US 12,735,157 B2Fleet Robotics, Inc.
- Remotely operated towed vehicle for sub-seabed sonar imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307769 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Shaft bearing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307773 A1thyssenkrupp AG
- Field configurable autonomous land surface craft1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296612 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299618 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Underwater ROV-Guided Chemical Injector for Precision Treatment of Aquatic Invasive/Nuisance Species24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285455 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Most cited
By later US patents
- Submersible contactless power delivery system253US 5,301,096 AElectric Power Research Institute, Inc. · 1994
- Application of fuel cells to power generation systems246US 5,401,589 ACJBD Limited · 1995
- Imaging lidar transmitter downlink for command guidance of underwater vehicle246US 5,442,358 AKaman Aerospace Corporation · 1995
- Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems239US 6,327,994 B12001
- Method, apparatus, and computer program products for alerting surface vessels to hazardous conditions157US 6,469,664 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2002