B63G 7/00
Mine-sweeping
Official title: Mine-sweeping; Vessels characterised thereby
B63G7/00 (Mine-sweeping) appears on 179 US grants and 69 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 69
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 304
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for disabling an undersea mine, an underwater transport and methods therefor3 Feb 2026US 12,539,950 B2Missions Systems Holdings Pty Ltd.
- Hull structure16 Dec 2025US 12,497,136 B2Intermine—S.p.A.
- Vehicle seat backrest and associated manufacturing method28 Jan 2025US 12,208,718 B2FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
- Underwater vehicle having a hollow charge with variable action14 Jan 2025US 12,195,151 B2Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- Explosive container31 Dec 2024US 12,179,895 B2Tetac Inc.
- Explosive Container10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264821 A1
- Hull-shaped unmanned submersible rescue robot for underground mines and control methods thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175952 A1China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing
- Magnetic Mine Sweeping7 May 2026US 2026/0125141 A1Tai-Yang Research Company
- A system and method of measuring electric and/or magnetic field of an object6 Feb 2025US 2025/0044379 A1Argeo Robotics AS
- Device and method for detecting and locating underwater objects24 Oct 2024US 2024/0353547 A1Exail Robotics
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging lidar transmitter downlink for command guidance of underwater vehicle246US 5,442,358 AKaman Aerospace Corporation · 1995
- Mine sweeping system for magnetic and non-magnetic mines68US 5,598,152 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1997
- Underwater investigation system using multiple unmanned vehicles62US 6,854,410 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2005
- Image lidar transmitter downlink for command guidance of underwater vehicle42US 5,241,314 AKaman Aerospace Corporation · 1993
- Autonomous mine neutralization system38US 6,738,314 B1L3 Communications Corporation · 2004