Top Inventors for class "Ships" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Joop Roodenburg | NL | Delft | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170152716 - DRILLING VESSEL | 12 |
2 | Mehmet Nevres Ulgen | TR | Istanbul | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170043847 - GYROSCOPIC ROLL STABILIZING DEVICE FOR MARINE VESSELS AND METHOD FOR SAME | 12 |
3 | Rolf Rohden | DE | Aurich | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160076522 - WIND TURBINE ARCHITECTURE | 11 |
4 | Peter A. Mueller | CH | Gattikon | May 05, 2016 / 20160120722 - LIFT | 10 |
5 | Frank M. Stewart | US | Bozeman, MT | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140210238 - ROCKER-EQUIPPED HUNTING BLIND | 9 |
6 | Bruce G. Kania | US | Shepherd, MT | Jul 31, 2014 / 20140210238 - ROCKER-EQUIPPED HUNTING BLIND | 9 |
7 | Jon Khachaturian | US | New Orleans, LA | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190276121 - FLOATING CATAMARAN PRODUCTION PLATFORM | 8 |
8 | Daniel Lee Gasper | US | Atwater, CA | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220075363 - CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR WATER-SPORTS WATERCRAFT | 8 |
9 | Frederick Vosburgh | US | Durham, NC | Mar 24, 2016 / 20160087659 - METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR WIDEBAND FREQUENCY AND BANDWIDTH TUNABLE FILTERING | 8 |
10 | Keith K. Millheim | US | The Woodlands, TX | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160090156 - Docking and Drilling Stations for Running Self-Standing Risers and Conducting Drilling, Production and Storage Operations | 8 |
11 | Shuji Mizokami | JP | Tokyo | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185423 - DEVICE FOR REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE, SHIP COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF SHIP | 8 |
12 | Thierry Brizard | FR | Massy | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180105239 - METHODS AND UNDERWATER BASES FOR USING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS | 7 |
13 | Anthony Kalil | US | Palm City, FL | Aug 11, 2022 / 20220250717 - PONTOON BOAT WITH HULL EXTENSION | 7 |
14 | Russell F. Smith | US | Livingston, MT | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110146559 - SUPER-ENHANCED, ADJUSTABLY BUOYANT FLOATING ISLAND | 7 |
15 | Steven John Leverette | US | Richmond, TX | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150314835 - BUOYANT TURRET MOORING WITH POROUS RECEPTOR CAGE | 7 |
16 | Alfred Cunningham | US | Bozeman, MT | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110146559 - SUPER-ENHANCED, ADJUSTABLY BUOYANT FLOATING ISLAND | 7 |
17 | Thomas N. Coleman | US | Livingston, MT | Jun 23, 2011 / 20110146559 - SUPER-ENHANCED, ADJUSTABLY BUOYANT FLOATING ISLAND | 7 |
18 | Gregory Paul Beamer | US | Mankato, MN | May 02, 2013 / 20130104790 - Shallow Water Anchor | 7 |
19 | Peter A. Muller | CH | Gattikon | Jul 02, 2015 / 20150184411 - POOL LIFT | 6 |
20 | Robert A. Morvillo | US | Dover, MA | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220212769 - SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MARINE CRAFT WITH STEERABLE PROPELLERS | 6 |
21 | David M. Samek | US | Eagle Lake, MN | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220073180 - BIDIRECTIONAL WIRELESS CONTROLS FOR MARINE DEVICES | 6 |
22 | Diederick Bernardus Wijning | NL | Schiedam | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274676 - SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE FLOATING OFFSHORE VESSEL | 6 |
23 | Shinichi Takano | JP | Tokyo | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185423 - DEVICE FOR REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE, SHIP COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF SHIP | 6 |
24 | Edward E. Horton, Iii | US | Houston, TX | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130272796 - Modular Relocatable Offshore Support Tower | 6 |
25 | Darrel A. Bernloehr | US | Mankato, MN | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160001865 - Trolling Motor with Power Steering | 6 |
26 | Chiharu Kawakita | JP | Tokyo | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185423 - DEVICE FOR REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE, SHIP COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF SHIP | 6 |
27 | Anthony Duane Williams | US | Maryville, TN | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140261143 - FOLDING CARGO BIMINI TOP | 6 |
28 | Sam Spade | US | Palm Bay, FL | Dec 25, 2014 / 20140373769 - WATERCRAFT HULL | 5 |
29 | Mike R. Railey | US | Del Mar, CA | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160068239 - POWERED SURFBOARD FOR PRESERVING ENERGY OF A SURFER DURING PADDLING | 5 |
30 | Hong Soon Tan | SG | Singapore | Mar 11, 2010 / 20100058966 - DIVERSION OF SAILING VESSEL BY TETHERING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR WITH HARPOON MEANS | 5 |
31 | Oriol R. Rijken | US | Houston, TX | Oct 31, 2013 / 20130287502 - Ballast System For Floating Offshore Platforms | 5 |
32 | Dennis J. Parniske | US | Parrish, FL | May 15, 2014 / 20140130728 - BIMINI TOP VISOR | 5 |
33 | Scott Snow | US | Commerce, MI | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160001849 - Trim Tab | 5 |
34 | Nobuyoshi Morimoto | JP | Tokyo | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160031531 - LNG Ship or LPG Ship | 5 |
35 | Adam Andrew Mccall | US | Greenback, TN | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220075363 - CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR WATER-SPORTS WATERCRAFT | 5 |
36 | Ronald Clifford Sahr | US | Little Falls, MN | Feb 18, 2010 / 20100037814 - Sundeck with Self-Stowing Rumble Seat for a Boat | 5 |
37 | Henning Kuhlmann | DE | Hamburg | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200290715 - RUDDER FOR WATERCRAFT WITH A BEARING CLEARANCE MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF A BEARING CLEARANCE IN A RUDDER AND BEARING CLEARANCE MEASURING DEVICE FOR A RUDDER | 5 |
38 | Wayne Richard Wilson | US | Knoxville, TN | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150197314 - SURF WAKE SYSTEM FOR A WATERCRAFT | 5 |
39 | Conrad Zeglin | US | Rockville, MD | May 05, 2016 / 20160121984 - CONCENTRIC CUTTING ASSEMBLY, CONCENTRIC CUTTING SYSTEMS, AND NET PENETRATION METHOD | 5 |
40 | Rachael Marie Green | US | Loudon, TN | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220075363 - CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR WATER-SPORTS WATERCRAFT | 5 |
41 | Ronald K. Russikoff | US | Philadelphia, PA | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200088278 - Drive Mechanism For Telescopic Linear Actuator | 5 |
42 | James Wiggins | US | Thurmont, MD | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116563 - GPS ASSISTED TORPEDO RECOVERY SYSTEM | 5 |
43 | Gregory E. Sancoff | US | North Hampton, NH | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190315444 - HIGH SPEED SURFACE CRAFT AND SUBMERSIBLE CRAFT | 5 |
44 | Jason Christopher Kardas | US | Vista, CA | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023726 - Adjustable Kayak Chair IM | 5 |
45 | Saik Hay Fong | SG | Singapore | Mar 11, 2010 / 20100058966 - DIVERSION OF SAILING VESSEL BY TETHERING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR WITH HARPOON MEANS | 5 |
46 | Stephan Wrage | DE | Hamburg | May 10, 2012 / 20120111251 - Aerodynamic Wind Propulsion Device Having Active And Passive Steering Lines And Method For Controlling Of Such A Device | 5 |
47 | Alex R. Kaye | US | Atherton, CA | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140102351 - BRACE FOR FOLDING TRANSOM | 5 |
48 | Jacob De Baan | NL | Maassluis | Jun 09, 2011 / 20110135397 - EXTERNAL TURRET WITH ABOVE WATER CONNECTION POINT | 5 |
49 | John R. Cooney | US | Midland, MI | Apr 24, 2014 / 20140111000 - POWER KIT FOR A VEHICLE | 5 |
50 | Lloyd T. Hansen | US | University Place, WA | Jan 16, 2014 / 20140014022 - C-SHAPED RIGID BUOYANCY TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR BOATS | 4 |
51 | Lawrence Harbin | US | Alexandria, VA | Aug 28, 2014 / 20140238291 - Self-Powered Slip Plate To Reduce Skin-Friction Drag on a Marine Vessel | 4 |
52 | John Gerard Catoni | AU | Dunsborough | Nov 05, 2015 / 20150313358 - Improvements in Stabilisation Arrangements | 4 |
53 | Theodore Kokkinis | US | Houston, TX | Oct 08, 2015 / 20150284054 - System and Method Rapid Disconnection of the Drilling Riser of a Floating Drilling Platform | 4 |
54 | Charles R. Yemington | US | Arlington, TX | Mar 06, 2014 / 20140060415 - Production Riser | 4 |
55 | Bradley Michael Nemeth | US | Oak Ridge, TN | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140261144 - FOLDING ARCH WITH LOCK AND LIFT ASSIST | 4 |
56 | David E. Bossert | US | Tucson, AZ | Mar 05, 2015 / 20150059564 - AUTONOMOUS WEAPON EFFECTS PLANNING | 4 |
57 | Seijiro Higasa | JP | Tokyo | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185423 - DEVICE FOR REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE, SHIP COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF SHIP | 4 |
58 | George Cant | AU | Dee Why | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023729 - WATER SPORTS FOLDABLE TOWING APPARATUS AND METHOD | 4 |
59 | Jan Erik Stokkeland | NO | Heggedal | Sep 06, 2012 / 20120222607 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FORCE DEVELOPED BY A PARAVANE SYSTEM | 4 |
60 | Kok Seng Foo | SG | Singapore | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150367915 - LNG CARRIER CONSTRUCTION METHOD | 4 |
61 | Ryan Moody | US | Durham, NC | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170042562 - METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SOFT TISSUE DISSECTION | 4 |
62 | Edward Sean Large | US | Houston, TX | Oct 31, 2013 / 20130287502 - Ballast System For Floating Offshore Platforms | 4 |
63 | Pascal Toupin | CA | Sherbrooke | Apr 30, 2009 / 20090107380 - PERSONAL WATERCRAFT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION | 4 |
64 | Michael Y.h. Luo | US | Bellaire, TX | Mar 21, 2013 / 20130071207 - QUICK RELEASE SYSTEM FOR TOPSIDES FLOAT-OVER INSTALLATION ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS | 4 |
65 | Graham Hawkes | US | San Anselmo, CA | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023733 - POSITIVELY BUOYANT, VERTICAL THRUST, MANNED SUBMERSIBLE | 4 |
66 | Erle Matthew Bridgewater | US | St. Johns, FL | Mar 19, 2015 / 20150075415 - Angled Drain Port with Plug | 4 |
67 | Walter Allensworth | US | Poolesville, MD | May 05, 2016 / 20160121984 - CONCENTRIC CUTTING ASSEMBLY, CONCENTRIC CUTTING SYSTEMS, AND NET PENETRATION METHOD | 4 |
68 | Ray Sampson | CA | Dartmouth | Mar 22, 2012 / 20120068010 - SUBMERSIBLE TRANSPORT AND LAUNCH CANISTER AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF | 4 |
69 | Gilbert Lefrancois | CA | Magog | May 29, 2014 / 20140144719 - ELECTRIC OFF-ROAD WHEELED VEHICLE | 4 |
70 | Larry Bradly Keck | US | Raleigh, NC | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120024220 - Ship and Associated Methods of Formation with Vessels Having Connectable Hulls | 4 |
71 | Richard J. Garelick | US | Minneapolis, MN | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160075411 - Mount For Removable Support Pedestal | 4 |
72 | Dustin Imel | US | Rocky Comfort, MO | Jul 02, 2015 / 20150183492 - SMALL WATERCRAFT BOATLIFT | 4 |
73 | John F. Hansen | US | Tumwater, WA | Jan 16, 2014 / 20140014022 - C-SHAPED RIGID BUOYANCY TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR BOATS | 4 |
74 | Gregory Scott Ketterman | US | Oceanside, CA | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160052610 - Fin For Oscillating Foil Propulsion System | 4 |
75 | Christopher Brian Heyring | AU | Eagle Bay | Sep 12, 2013 / 20130233226 - Multi-Hulled Water Craft Including Suspension | 4 |
76 | Robert Eugene Hughes | US | Chapel Hill, NC | Sep 19, 2013 / 20130239870 - Underwater Vehicle Bouyancy System | 4 |
77 | Paul R. Gerst | US | Newport Beach, CA | May 26, 2016 / 20160145822 - COMPRESSIBLE ROLLER FOR USE IN STABILIZING A FLOATING DOCK | 4 |
78 | Jung Han Lee | KR | Geoje-Si | Sep 18, 2014 / 20140260255 - SHIP CAPABLE OF RUNNING SELECTIVELY WITH LIQUEFIED FUEL GAS MAIN DRIVE ENGINE AND LIQUEFIED FUEL GAS GENERATOR ENGINE | 4 |
79 | Fraser M. Smith | US | Salt Lake City, UT | Jul 07, 2022 / 20220212345 - Unified Robotic Vehicle Systems and Methods of Control | 4 |
80 | Richard Monk | AU | Busselton | Sep 12, 2013 / 20130233226 - Multi-Hulled Water Craft Including Suspension | 4 |
81 | Jean-Pierre Benoit | FR | Cagnes-Sur-Mer | Jun 30, 2016 / 20160185428 - DISCONNECTABLE SUBMERGED BUOY MOORING DEVICE COMPRISING CLAMPING DOGS | 4 |
82 | Tim Niemier | US | Bellingham, WA | Sep 03, 2015 / 20150246712 - WATERCRAFT WITH RETRACTABLE FIN | 4 |
83 | Tee Peng Toh | SG | Singapore | Jan 22, 2009 / 20090020062 - Method of Intercepting and Yawing a Sailing Vessel | 4 |
84 | Peter Owen | US | Monrovia, MD | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160116563 - GPS ASSISTED TORPEDO RECOVERY SYSTEM | 4 |
85 | Richard Simard | CA | St-Charles De Drummond | Feb 10, 2011 / 20110035039 - LEVER POSITION SENSOR | 4 |
86 | Jan Alexander Keuning | NL | Willemstad | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336643 - Fast Ship | 4 |
87 | Curtis Downs | US | Denver, NC | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140182505 - FLOATING DOCK SYSTEM AND DOCK MODULE THEREFOR | 4 |
88 | Neville Anthony Armstrong | AU | Henderson | May 12, 2016 / 20160129973 - VESSEL HULL CONFIGURATION | 4 |
89 | Lucas Cesario | US | Cape Coral, FL | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150367916 - VESSEL ANCHORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | 4 |
90 | James V. Maher | US | Houston, TX | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220260058 - DELIVERY OF A HIGH VOLUME OF FLOATING SYSTEMS FOR WIND TURBINES | 4 |
91 | Lars-Olof Liberg | SE | Stromstad | Jan 07, 2016 / 20160001855 - CLOSED INCLINATION CHANGE SYSTEM | 4 |
92 | Luis Daniel Elizondo | US | Stevensville, MD | Jul 24, 2014 / 20140202373 - INTERCHANGEABLE SUPERSTRUCTURES AND HULLS FOR OCEAN GOING VESSELS | 4 |
93 | Nicolaas J. Vandenworm | US | Houston, TX | Mar 05, 2015 / 20150064996 - BUOYANT STRUCTURE FOR PETROLEUM DRILLING, PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND OFFLOADING | 4 |
94 | Philip James Dow | US | Oceanside, CA | Sep 01, 2022 / 20220274681 - Modular Rudder System | 4 |
95 | Loren Brelsford | US | Lewis Center, OH | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336637 - Mooring Device | 4 |
96 | Mathias Kluge | DE | Hamburg | Dec 23, 2010 / 20100323566 - KORT NOZZLE | 4 |
97 | Mathieu Duquette | CA | Sherbrooke | Apr 30, 2009 / 20090107380 - PERSONAL WATERCRAFT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION | 4 |
98 | Chris Backowski | US | Cushing, MN | Feb 19, 2015 / 20150047549 - PRIVACY ENCLOSURE FOR BOAT | 4 |
99 | Alice HervÉ | FR | Paris | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336646 - AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS | 3 |
100 | Jonathan Grimsdale | FR | Orsay | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150336646 - AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS | 3 |