B65D 88/78
Large containers: for use in or under water
Official title: for use in or under water
B65D88/78 (Large containers: for use in or under water) appears on 117 US grants and 107 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65D- Granted patents
- 117
- Published applications
- 107
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 226
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Combined high pressure receptacles21 Apr 2026US 12,607,301 B2Storage Drop Ltd
- Anchoring apparatus for buried objects8 Jul 2025US 12,351,387 B2
- Subsea storage system13 Aug 2024US 12,060,221 B2Saipem S.P.A.
- Flexible floating reservoir for storing and transporting liquids heavier than the environmental liquid in which the reservoir is immersible25 Jun 2024US 12,017,846 B2Sizable Energy S.r.l.
- Subsea fluid storage unit21 May 2024US 11,987,443 B2Subsea 7 Norway AS
- Floating Shipping Container17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274557 A1Aluminitech Comercio E Servicos Ltda
- Flexible storage30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218476 A1
- Bladder depletion device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015160 A1Safe Marine Transfer, LLC
- Anchoring apparatus for buried objects1 May 2025US 2025/0136359 A1
- Combined high pressure receptacles11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230029 A9Storage Drop Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Submersible apparatus for transporting compressed gas55US 6,260,501 B12001
- Collapsible container46US 7,296,704 B22007
- Underwater liquid containment system37US 4,231,873 A1980
- Offshore submarine storage facility for highly chilled liquified gases34US 4,365,576 ACook, Stolowitz and Frame · 1982
- Water level and/or sub surface water transporter/storage systems for liquids and solids simultaneously or in single cargo31US 7,841,289 B12010