E02B 3/20
Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine
Official title: Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures, e.g. bollards (tying-up, anchoring B63B21/00, e.g. bollards for shipping B63B21/06; buoys B63B22/00 {; equipment specially adapted for use in locks or dry docks E02C1/10})
E02B3/20 (Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine) appears on 560 US grants and 344 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02B- Granted patents
- 560
- Published applications
- 344
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 835
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003 | 12 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 15 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 9 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 16 |
| 2014 | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | 15 | 27 |
| 2016 | 18 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | 19 | 24 |
| 2020 | 14 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 26 |
| 2023 | 18 | 15 |
| 2024 | 21 | 16 |
| 2025 | 18 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dock fender panel18 Aug 2026US 12,709,851 B2
- Marine barrier18 Aug 2026US 12,710,252 B2Bishop Ascendant, Inc.
- Management system and method of pneumatic fender17 Mar 2026US 12,577,747 B2The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Floating barrier system3 Mar 2026US 12,566,051 B2Oceanetics, Inc.
- Detachable edge protector for harbor10 Feb 2026US 12,546,077 B2
- Offshore structure offshore impact absorption device for absorbing external impact loads13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234887 A1
- Illuminated dock bumper system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062883 A1Hendren Plastics Inc.
- Modular storage structure for positioning in a body of water12 Feb 2026US 2026/0042516 A1Zierke Innovative Industries, LLC
- Systems and methods for protecting bridges over maritime shipping channels18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382762 A1
- Buoy and buoy assembly11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376824 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Line storage reel for boat fenders, respectively, boat fenders equipped with line storage reels88US 5,016,554 ARomar Technologies, Inc. · 1991
- Polyvinyl deck75US 5,953,878 ASSD Control Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Dual durometer rub rail71US 4,946,727 A1990
- Boat fender holder57US 4,773,348 A1988
- Method for suppressing borer attack of marine structures and an improved, borer-immune marine structure54US 6,033,150 A2000