B65G 67/60
Loading or unloading ships
Official title: Loading or unloading ships (arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers B63B27/00)
B65G67/60 (Loading or unloading ships) appears on 259 US grants and 159 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 259
- Published applications
- 159
- Assignees
- 168
- Inventors
- 405
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for providing automatic shipping by using autonomous driving vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,709,498 B2LKSYS Inc.
- Shiploading systems, methods and apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,692,105 B2Superior Industries, Inc.
- Systems for transferring a fluid to and/or from a vessel and processes for using same19 May 2026US 12,630,414 B2Modes America, Inc.
- Loading/unloading system and method for quay type full-automatic container terminal23 Dec 2025US 12,503,323 B2Tianjin Port Second Container Terminal Co., Ltd.
- Rain-guard device for nozzle28 Jan 2025US 12,208,977 B2Ihi Transport Machinery Co., Ltd
- Systems for transferring a fluid to and/or from a vessel and processes for using same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285670 A1Modec America, Inc.
- System for cargo transport21 May 2026US 2026/0138838 A1
- Mobile jettison rack30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116680 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Dock caddie5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062175 A1
- Method and apparatus for providing automatic shipping by using autonomous driving vehicle12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042625 A1LKSYS Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hopper gate for self-unloading ships94US 4,004,700 AAllis-Chalmers Corporation · 1977
- Automated all-weather cargo transfer system48US 5,154,561 A1992
- Stowage and retrieval system41US 6,842,665 B22005
- Drill cuttings conveyance systems and methods25US 7,493,969 B2Varco I/P, Inc. · 2009
- Multi-stage conveyor system22US 4,585,384 AHartmann Fordertechnik GmbH · 1986