B63G 8/42
Towed underwater vessels
B63G8/42 (Towed underwater vessels) appears on 225 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 225
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 120
- Inventors
- 406
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 13 | 18 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Submersible device for underwater sonar imagery15 Sep 2026US 12,736,669 B2Navico Group Americas, LLC
- Underwater detection device and control method thereof17 Feb 2026US 12,552,497 B2GuangZhou Cheng'an Testing LTD. of Highway & Bridge
- Fishing camera23 Dec 2025US 12,504,673 B2
- Towed apparatus with one or more wings for transverse gradiometer surveying16 Dec 2025US 12,498,502 B2Fnv IP B.V.
- Mechanical attachment mechanism with catchment fingers engaging curved grooves2 Dec 2025US 12,486,003 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Remotely operated towed vehicle for sub-seabed sonar imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307769 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Underwater towing system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249958 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Coupling device for connecting an unmanned underwater vehicle to a floating vehicle and navigation assembly comprising said coupling device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184403 A1
- Towed apparatus with one or more wings for transverse gradiometer surveying12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072194 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Chum torpedo disbursement module22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020552 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for laterally positioning a towed marine cable and method of using same121US 4,404,664 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1983
- Method and apparatus for handling and disposal of oil and gas well drill cuttings79US 6,345,672 B12002
- Oil and gas well cuttings disposal system55US 5,564,509 A1996
- Submersible apparatus for transporting compressed gas55US 6,260,501 B12001
- Method and apparatus for handling and disposal of oil and gas well drill cuttings54US 6,179,071 B2M - I L. L. C. · 2001