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Blohm & Voss GmbH

60Patents
0Active
60Granted
39Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 10, 1974 → Jun 8, 1998

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4486123A Underwater pipe laying vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US5643026A Safety device for seal systems for propeller shafts on ships Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4693665A Large force multi-axis manipulating arm unit, especially for use as an industrial robot Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US5267736A Sealing apparatus for rotating shafts, in particular stern tube seal for the propeller shaft of a ship Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5616056A Auxiliary propulsion system for seagoing ships Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US4678439A Engine installation for use in a ship Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US4665653A Ship's door or hatch arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4606727A Anchoring arrangement for a tanker, including a fluid transfer system Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5219434A Sealing arrangement for rotating propeller shafts of ships Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4031838A Modular interchangeable weapons sub-assembly system for warships Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5348285A Hold-down device on handling machines, in particular punching machines, for thin, flat objects in particular sheets of paper Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5137116A Sealing device for a rotating shaft of a ship propeller shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4257889A Oil skimming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5683278A Stern tube seal with a pressure control system to adjust to the changing draft of ocean-going ships Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5624290A Seal arrangement for propeller shafts of ships Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4586908A Exhaust gas system for the internal combustion engines of a ship Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US3991597A Method and device for adjusting forming rolls in a helical seam pipe mill Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5374208A Ship, in particular deep draft vessel having concentric, contra-rotating propellers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4061264A Method for producing helical seam pipes Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5795199A Propeller drive for watercraft Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US4553493A Warship with standardized operating units Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5209497A Sealing apparatus for rotating shafts, in particular stern tube seal for the propeller shafts of a ship Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5411273A Lip seal to seal a shaft, in particular a ship's propeller shaft Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US4643643A Apparatus for adjusting and locking pitch of a variable pitch propeller on a ship Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US4637336A Permanent anchoring arrangement for floating structures Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.