B63G 2008/008
Docking stations for unmanned underwater vessels, or the like
Official title: {Docking stations for unmanned underwater vessels, or the like}
B63G2008/008 (Docking stations for unmanned underwater vessels, or the like) appears on 165 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Underwater docking system for unmanned underwater vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,715,558 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Autonomous underwater vehicle and corresponding guidance method4 Aug 2026US 12,698,069 B2Sercel
- Power source assembly14 Apr 2026US 12,603,496 B2Kongsberg Discovery AS
- Autonomous data acquisition system and method10 Mar 2026US 12,571,930 B2BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Fishing camera23 Dec 2025US 12,504,673 B2
- Operation of a resident service vehicle from an unmanned production unit23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208833 A1
- Coupling device for connecting an unmanned underwater vehicle to a floating vehicle and navigation assembly comprising said coupling device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184403 A1
- Method, autonomous underwater vehicle, base station18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167312 A1BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Self-leveling rotary handling-type multi-autonomous underwater vehicle (auv) docking and transfer devices and methods thereof23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109438 A1Harbin Engineering University
- Underwater docking system for unmanned underwater vehicle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070633 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Most cited
By later US patents
- Machine vision system and method for inspection, homing, guidance and docking with respect to remote objects130US 6,362,875 B1Cognax Technology and Investment Corp. · 2002
- Apparatus and method for deploying, recovering, servicing, and operating an autonomous underwater vehicle115US 6,390,012 B1Coflexip · 2002
- Underwater vehicle75US 6,167,831 ACoflexip · 2001
- Subsea intervention63US 7,264,057 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation · 2007
- Underwater investigation system using multiple unmanned vehicles62US 6,854,410 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2005