Dynamically controlled foil systems and methods
US-10488541-B2 · Nov 26, 2019 · US
Towed underwater vessels
Towed underwater vessels · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B63G8/42 |
| Official title | Towed underwater vessels |
| Display label | Towed underwater vessels |
| Total patents | 123 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Reusable Buoyancy Modules for Buoyancy Control of Underwater Vehicles
US-2019344452-A1 · Nov 14, 2019 · US
System and method for marine survey payload delivery
US-10464644-B2 · Nov 5, 2019 · US
Modular maritime tow body
US-10279879-B2 · May 7, 2019 · US
Variable buoyancy control and recovery system for seismic data acquisition
US-2019129051-A1 · May 2, 2019 · US
Reusable Buoyancy Modules for Buoyancy Control of Underwater Vehicles
US-2019111572-A1 · Apr 18, 2019 · US
System for the deployment of marine payloads
US-2019100292-A1 · Apr 4, 2019 · US
Attachment mechanisms for stabilzation of subsea vehicles
US-2019084163-A1 · Mar 21, 2019 · US
Modular Maritime Tow Body
US-2019047669-A1 · Feb 14, 2019 · US
Variable buoyancy control and recovery system for seismic data acquisition
US-10191171-B2 · Jan 29, 2019 · US
Reusable buoyancy modules for buoyancy control of underwater vehicles
US-10183400-B2 · Jan 22, 2019 · US
Underwater vessel assembly having tow point adapter plates for performance optimization
US-10155574-B1 · Dec 18, 2018 · US
Attachment mechanisms for stabilzation of subsea vehicles
US-10131057-B2 · Nov 20, 2018 · US
Coordinated water environment mobile robots
US-10124494-B2 · Nov 13, 2018 · US
Device for handling and towing a submersible object
US-10059408-B2 · Aug 28, 2018 · US
Vessel-towed multiple sensor systems and related methods
US-2018224543-A1 · Aug 9, 2018 · US
Coupling device for recovering unmanned ship and coupling control method using same
US-2018208274-A1 · Jul 26, 2018 · US
Device and method for protecting towed underwater objects from fishing lines
US-9981718-B2 · May 29, 2018 · US
Kite-powered unmanned underwater vehicle
US-2018134357-A1 · May 17, 2018 · US
Vessel-towed multiple sensor systems and related methods
US-9958544-B2 · May 1, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B63G8/42?
- CPC B63G8/42 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Towed underwater vessels.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B63G8/42 (Towed underwater vessels)?
- Our database includes 123 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B63G8/42 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).