B63G 7/02
Mine-sweeping means, means for destroying mines
Official title: Mine-sweeping means, Means for destroying mines
B63G7/02 (Mine-sweeping means, means for destroying mines) appears on 156 US grants and 56 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 56
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 239
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
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| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2015 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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.
- 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.
- Underwater vehicle comprising two shaped charges arranged behind one another21 Nov 2023US 11,821,715 B2Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- Explosive Container10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264821 A1
- Magnetic Mine Sweeping7 May 2026US 2026/0125141 A1Tai-Yang Research Company
- Watercraft and method for operating a watercraft14 Mar 2024US 2024/0083562 A1Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- A device and method for disabling an undersea mine, an underwater transport and methods therefor11 Jan 2024US 2024/0010312 A1Mission Systems Holdings Pty Ltd.
- Vehicle seat backrest and associated manufacturing method23 Feb 2023US 2023/0056871 A1FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Autonomous mine neutralization system38US 6,738,314 B1L3 Communications Corporation · 2004
- Automatically controlled magnetic minesweeping system35US 3,946,696 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1976
- Self-propelled vehicle for destroying ground mines27US 4,200,922 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1980