B63G 8/16
By direct use of propellers or jets
Official title: by direct use of propellers or jets
B63G8/16 (By direct use of propellers or jets) appears on 133 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 355
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mobile object control system, mobile object control device, and mobile object control method11 Aug 2026US 12,703,467 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Wave-powered unmanned undersea vehicle14 Jul 2026US 12,679,216 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Unmanned underwater vehicle23 Jun 2026US 12,662,223 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Full-posture underwater drone device and layout method9 Jun 2026US 12,649,550 B2Shenzhen Qysea Tech Co.,Ltd
- Underwater detection device and control method thereof17 Feb 2026US 12,552,497 B2GuangZhou Cheng'an Testing LTD. of Highway & Bridge
- Controlling buoyancy of underwater device using fuel cells and propellers30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217349 A1University of Houston System
- Submersible vessel23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208832 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Dive system comprising a submarine and a curtain device connected to the submarine via a tether23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109439 A1
- Seafloor Harvesting System2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092524 A1
- Seafloor harvesting system2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092525 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Amphibious vertical takeoff and landing unmanned device59US 9,493,235 B22016
- Autonomous underwater vehicle for marine seismic surveys46US 9,090,319 B2Seabed Geosolutions B.V. · 2015
- Propeller system with electronically controlled cyclic and collective blade pitch40US 4,648,345 AAmetek, Inc. · 1987
- Propulsion of underwater vehicles using differential and vectored thrust32US 6,581,537 B2The Penn State Research Foundation · 2003
- Modular camera drone31US 10,104,289 B2SWL Robotics, Inc. · 2018