B63H 20/16
Allowing movement of the propulsion element in a horizontal plane only
Official title: allowing movement of the propulsion element in a horizontal plane only, e.g. for steering
B63H20/16 (Allowing movement of the propulsion element in a horizontal plane only) appears on 54 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63H- Granted patents
- 54
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 120
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Outboard motors having steerable lower gearcase41US 10,800,502 B1Brunswick Corporation · 2020
- Chain driven marine propulsion system with steerable gearcase and dual counterrotating propellers41US 4,932,907 ABrunswick Corporation · 1990
- Steering apparatus for small outboard motors34US 3,961,595 ABrunswick Corporation · 1976
- Double propeller drive for boats30US 4,619,584 AAB Volvo Penta · 1986
- Trolling motor mount27US 9,889,914 B12018