B63H 9/06
Types of sail
Official title: Types of sail; Constructional features of sails; Arrangements thereof on vessels
B63H9/06 (Types of sail) appears on 627 US grants and 428 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B63H- Granted patents
- 627
- Published applications
- 428
- Assignees
- 208
- Inventors
- 876
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11 | 10 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 |
| 2005 | 15 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 19 |
| 2007 | 13 | 20 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 9 | 25 |
| 2010 | 12 | 22 |
| 2011 | 10 | 18 |
| 2012 | 15 | 20 |
| 2013 | 13 | 9 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 9 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 27 |
| 2020 | 16 | 20 |
| 2021 | 25 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 | 26 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 |
| 2025 | 15 | 27 |
| 2026 | 16 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Self-deploying aerodynamic system21 Jul 2026US 12,686,476 B2
- Autonomous navigation ship27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249966 A1SoftBank Group Corp.
- Parasail opening and closing system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242044 A1
- Sail for a kite for pulling along a floating craft or a land vehicle25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175953 A1Ocea AS
- Profiled wing system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167313 A1
- Rotary Propeller Featuring Enhanced Slot Effect Through Staggered Blade Configurations4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153096 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems239US 6,327,994 B12001
- Composite tape placement apparatus with natural path generation means87US 4,696,707 AThe Ingersoll Milling Machine Company · 1987
- Woven fiber-oriented sails and sail material therefor76US 6,311,633 B12001
- Self-adjusting wind power machine64US 4,582,013 AHolland Company · 1986