Y02A 10/11
Hard structures
Official title: Hard structures, e.g. dams, dykes or breakwaters
Y02A10/11 (Hard structures) appears on 413 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02A- Granted patents
- 413
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 659
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 | 14 |
| 2009 | 11 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 15 |
| 2022 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Marina18 Aug 2026US 12,709,850 B2
- Breakwater10 Feb 2026US 12,546,076 B2Arena Syscom Consulting, S.L.
- Underwater concrete block structure and construction method therefor25 Nov 2025US 12,480,273 B2Yujoo Co., Ltd.
- Concrete wave attenuating apparatus and an assembly thereof facilitating formation of a vertical oyster reef and method of forming a vertical oyster reef incorporating an assembly of concrete wave attenuating apparatuses18 Nov 2025US 12,471,575 B2
- Buoy with radiated wave reflector23 Sep 2025US 12,421,931 B2Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.
- Concrete wave attenuating apparatus and an assembly thereof facilitating formation of a vertical oyster reef and method of forming a vertical oyster reef incorporating an assembly of concrete wave attenuating apparatuses30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114431 A1
- Method for repairing and reinforcing underwater piers of bridges in tidal zones12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043200 A1CCCC third Harbor Bureau No.6 Engineering (Xiamen) Co., Ltd
- Buoy with radiated wave reflector22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022684 A1Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd.
- Erosion control apparatus18 Dec 2025US 2025/0382761 A1Wilkinson Ecological Design
- Erosion and sediment and pollution control products using rice hulls13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345772 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Scavenger energy converter system its new applications and its control systems239US 6,327,994 B12001
- Rotatable wave-forming apparatus114US 6,336,771 B12002
- Seawall using earth reinforcing mats85US 4,616,959 AHilfiker Pipe Co. · 1986
- Shoreline breakwater84US 4,502,816 ACreter Vault Corp. · 1985
- Floating dock83US 5,281,055 AEZ Dock, Inc. · 1994