F03B 13/14
Using wave energy
Official title: using wave energy
F03B13/14 (Using wave energy) appears on 1,698 US grants and 1,797 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F03B- Granted patents
- 1,698
- Published applications
- 1,797
- Assignees
- 628
- Inventors
- 2,568
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 10 |
| 2003 | 8 | 20 |
| 2004 | 20 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 23 |
| 2006 | 14 | 24 |
| 2007 | 18 | 50 |
| 2008 | 38 | 63 |
| 2009 | 31 | 73 |
| 2010 | 39 | 127 |
| 2011 | 57 | 121 |
| 2012 | 57 | 108 |
| 2013 | 83 | 102 |
| 2014 | 97 | 103 |
| 2015 | 74 | 86 |
| 2016 | 61 | 88 |
| 2017 | 74 | 79 |
| 2018 | 67 | 80 |
| 2019 | 75 | 78 |
| 2020 | 76 | 86 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 |
| 2022 | 62 | 86 |
| 2023 | 74 | 91 |
| 2024 | 77 | 82 |
| 2025 | 91 | 70 |
| 2026 | 40 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F03B 13/16Using the relative movement between a wave-operated member, i.e. a "wom" and1,323
- F03B 13/141With a static energy collector260
- F03B 13/22Using the flow of water resulting from wave movements to drive a197
- F03B 13/24To produce a flow of air141
- F03B 13/148Using the static pressure increase due to the wave84
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By later US patents
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