B63H 20/08
Means enabling movement of the position of the propulsion element
Official title: Means enabling movement of the position of the propulsion element, e.g. for trim, tilt or steering; Control of trim or tilt (initiating means for steering B63H25/02)
B63H20/08 (Means enabling movement of the position of the propulsion element) appears on 1,715 US grants and 1,056 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63H- Granted patents
- 1,715
- Published applications
- 1,056
- Assignees
- 256
- Inventors
- 1,739
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 3 |
| 2002 | 40 | 19 |
| 2003 | 24 | 21 |
| 2004 | 19 | 32 |
| 2005 | 27 | 36 |
| 2006 | 35 | 28 |
| 2007 | 29 | 30 |
| 2008 | 31 | 29 |
| 2009 | 23 | 20 |
| 2010 | 15 | 28 |
| 2011 | 20 | 22 |
| 2012 | 25 | 24 |
| 2013 | 30 | 20 |
| 2014 | 36 | 29 |
| 2015 | 35 | 33 |
| 2016 | 45 | 37 |
| 2017 | 56 | 43 |
| 2018 | 62 | 60 |
| 2019 | 68 | 46 |
| 2020 | 58 | 56 |
| 2021 | 73 | 61 |
| 2022 | 62 | 80 |
| 2023 | 62 | 86 |
| 2024 | 71 | 77 |
| 2025 | 99 | 82 |
| 2026 | 63 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Chassis for long tail marine outboard engine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,896 B2
- Marine drive steering assembly systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,897 B2Brunswick Corporation
- Marine propulsion control system and method with isolated rotation control22 Sep 2026US 12,741,729 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Marine propulsion system and method with single rear drive and lateral marine drive22 Sep 2026US 12,741,732 B2Brunswick Corporation
- Accessory pods for marine vessels15 Sep 2026US 12,735,161 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Automatic retraction of a submersible component for a marine vessel1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296614 A1Rhodan Marine Systems of Florida, LLC
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296615 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296616 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296617 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296618 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Trolling motor steering and speed control104US 5,171,173 AZebco Corporation · 1992
- Trim control80US 4,318,699 ABrunswick Corporation · 1982
- Automatic trim system78US 4,718,872 AOutboard Marine Corporation · 1988
- Trolling motor bow mount77US 6,431,923 B1Johnson Outdoors Inc. · 2002
- Operator display panel control by throttle mechanism switch manipulation76US 6,280,269 B1Brunswick Corporation · 2001