B63G 9/02
Means for protecting vessels against torpedo attack
Official title: Means for protecting vessels against torpedo attack (armoured hulls B63B3/10)
B63G9/02 (Means for protecting vessels against torpedo attack) appears on 79 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63G- Granted patents
- 79
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 127
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Explosively formed active water barrier RPG protection system and method for maritime vessels12 May 2026US 12,624,928 B2The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Floating barrier system3 Mar 2026US 12,566,051 B2Oceanetics, Inc.
- Waterfront barrier system28 Oct 2025US 12,455,147 B2Oceanetics, Inc.
- Restrictive barrier21 Nov 2023US 11,821,157 B2Cochrane USA, Inc.
- Compliant net support system for marine barriers16 Aug 2022US 11,414,165 B2Halo Maritime Defense Systems, Inc.
- Buoy and buoy assembly11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376824 A1
- Anti torpedo system6 Jun 2024US 2024/0182145 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Floating Barrier System6 Jun 2024US 2024/0183641 A1Oceanetics, Inc.
- Autonomous Unmanned Waterside Security Barrier Propulsion and Gate System, Preferably With Unmanned Barrier Gate (UBG)30 Nov 2023US 2023/0384063 A1
- Explosively formed active water barrier rpg protection system and method for maritime vessels6 Jul 2023US 2023/0211861 A1The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Most cited
By later US patents
- Torpedo countermeasures57US 5,069,109 ALoral Corporation · 1991
- Detonator net weapon54US 4,768,417 A1988
- Apparatus and method for protecting ships and harbors from attack by vessels35US 6,591,774 B22003
- Coupling systems and methods for marine barriers35US 7,140,599 B12006
- Non-lethal restraint device with diverse deployability applications34US 8,245,617 B2Engineering Science Analysis Corporation · 2012