E02B 3/04
Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours
Official title: Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours ({E02B1/003 takes precedence;} sealing or joints E02B3/16 )
E02B3/04 (Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours) appears on 2,087 US grants and 1,633 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 2,087
- Published applications
- 1,633
- Assignees
- 878
- Inventors
- 3,260
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 46 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 47 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 9 |
| 2002 | 47 | 52 |
| 2003 | 57 | 45 |
| 2004 | 35 | 49 |
| 2005 | 34 | 52 |
| 2006 | 34 | 52 |
| 2007 | 30 | 53 |
| 2008 | 30 | 57 |
| 2009 | 22 | 57 |
| 2010 | 43 | 70 |
| 2011 | 30 | 54 |
| 2012 | 30 | 55 |
| 2013 | 40 | 65 |
| 2014 | 46 | 74 |
| 2015 | 56 | 95 |
| 2016 | 74 | 84 |
| 2017 | 79 | 76 |
| 2018 | 73 | 71 |
| 2019 | 98 | 97 |
| 2020 | 78 | 73 |
| 2021 | 59 | 79 |
| 2022 | 53 | 70 |
| 2023 | 66 | 79 |
| 2024 | 67 | 56 |
| 2025 | 54 | 68 |
| 2026 | 28 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Structured seawall for promoting biodiversity thereon6 Oct 2026US 12,753,561 B2Mighty Seawall Inc.
- Erosion control apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,562 B2Wilkinson Ecological Design
- Method for constructing concrete block structure6 Oct 2026US 12,753,564 B2Yujoo Co., Ltd.
- Wave mitigation structure and process of manufacturing29 Sep 2026US 12,747,555 B21Print LLC
- Erosion control system, and a process for manufacturing the erosion control system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,299 B2Freudenberg Performance Materials B.V.
- Ecological sheet pile10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266008 A1China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research
- Water damming device provided with a floating water damming body, application of such a water damming device and floatable water damming body for such a water damming device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258621 A1Eickholt Beheer B.V.
- Inflatable severe-weather seawall3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258622 A1
- Device for aquatic microplastics removal20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242250 A1PolyGone Systems, Inc.
- Water containment barrier with discharge system and method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243037 A1Muscle Wall Holdings, LLC
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By later US patents
- Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems239US 6,327,994 B12001
- Water-mist blower cooling system and its new applications215US 6,293,121 B12001
- Ground surface cover system with flexible interlocking joint for erosion control176US 6,685,391 B1Ackerstein Industries Ltd. · 2004
- Retaining wall system114US 4,490,075 A1984
- Rotatable wave-forming apparatus114US 6,336,771 B12002