Y02A 10/26
Artificial reefs or seaweed
Official title: Artificial reefs or seaweed; Restoration or protection of coral reefs
Y02A10/26 (Artificial reefs or seaweed) appears on 44 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y02A- Granted patents
- 44
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 68
- Latest grant
- 18 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Apparatus for an artificial reef and method17 Sep 2024US 12,091,829 B2Arc Marine Ltd
- Removable reef and barricade system, appurtenances, and means of manufacture5 Dec 2023US 11,834,802 B2
- Removable reef and barricade system, appurtenances, and means of manufacture15 Feb 2022US 11,248,356 B2
- Artificial coastal-protection reef with energy generation unit with or without direct contact with seawater19 Mar 2019US 10,233,894 B2Universidade De Coimbra
- 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
- Apparatus for an artificial reef and method16 Jan 2025US 2025/0019916 A1Arc Marine Ltd
- Artificial reef for coastal protection19 Jan 2023US 2023/0013261 A1Ccell Renewables Limited
- Breakwater9 Jun 2022US 2022/0178100 A1
- Removable reef and barricade system, appurtenances, and means of manufacture26 May 2022US 2022/0162820 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Artificial reef module and method81US 5,908,265 AStability Reefs, Inc. · 1999
- Artificial water plant system for controlling sediment transport on a water bed40US 5,620,279 AToyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Artificial reef35US 6,186,702 B12001
- Modular artificial reef, sea wall and marine habitat34US 6,896,445 B12005
- Artificial reef33US 4,997,311 A1991