B63H 21/21
Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine
Official title: Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine vessels
B63H21/21 (Control means for engine or transmission, specially adapted for use on marine) appears on 1,280 US grants and 1,235 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63H- Granted patents
- 1,280
- Published applications
- 1,235
- Assignees
- 323
- Inventors
- 1,746
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | 21 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 23 |
| 2004 | 19 | 27 |
| 2005 | 32 | 21 |
| 2006 | 18 | 22 |
| 2007 | 19 | 28 |
| 2008 | 18 | 35 |
| 2009 | 24 | 43 |
| 2010 | 20 | 30 |
| 2011 | 32 | 29 |
| 2012 | 36 | 35 |
| 2013 | 34 | 26 |
| 2014 | 44 | 32 |
| 2015 | 43 | 46 |
| 2016 | 51 | 32 |
| 2017 | 44 | 47 |
| 2018 | 51 | 68 |
| 2019 | 65 | 61 |
| 2020 | 54 | 44 |
| 2021 | 49 | 68 |
| 2022 | 48 | 109 |
| 2023 | 67 | 104 |
| 2024 | 90 | 111 |
| 2025 | 109 | 107 |
| 2026 | 81 | 72 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Watercraft propulsion system, and watercraft6 Oct 2026US 12,752,899 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Detachable control module for a marine device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,900 B2Navico Group Americas, LLC
- Marine propulsion system and joystick control method22 Sep 2026US 12,741,730 B1Brunswick Corporation
- Fishing site selection system, fishing site selection method, and server for selecting fishing site15 Sep 2026US 12,735,154 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Systems and methods for steering a watercraft15 Sep 2026US 12,735,155 B2Arc Boat Company
- Establishing secure communication between an interface device and control systems of an electric marine vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307771 A1Vision Marine Technologies
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296615 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296622 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system for vessel1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296623 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Propulsion system of boat1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296624 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shift assisting device1,417US 4,973,274 ASanshin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1990
- Control system for a marine vessel495US 6,273,771 B1Brunswick Corporation · 2001
- Hand controller255US 4,216,467 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1980
- Simplified docking method and apparatus for a multiple engine marine vessel163US 6,234,853 B1Brunswick Corporation · 2001
- System and method for controlling a trolling motor112US 8,761,976 B2Johnson Outdoors Inc. · 2014