| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 9 | |
| #2 | Australia | 7 | |
| #3 | Canada | 4 | |
| #4 | China | 4 | |
| #5 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 4 | |
| #6 | United States | 4 | |
| #7 | New Zealand | 3 | |
| #8 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
| #9 | Mexico | 1 | |
| #10 | Norway | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Transport | |
| #2 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
| #3 | Mechanical elements | |
| #4 | Packaging and shipping |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ships | |
| #2 | Electric switches | |
| #3 | Compressed gas holders | |
| #4 | Containers for goods storage | |
| #5 | Dry-docking of vessels |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mears Tony W | 22 |
| #2 | Grigore Valerica | 20 |
| #3 | Toderica Nicolae | 19 |
| #4 | Coate Richard S | 15 |
| #5 | Mears Arthur W | 13 |
| #6 | Braitberg Michael | 2 |
| #7 | Nicolae Toderica | 2 |
| #8 | Valerica Grigore | 2 |
| #9 | Mears A W | 1 |
| #10 | Mears Tony W Toderica Nicolae | 1 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
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| WO2004065201A2 | Inflating watercraft support device | |
| CN1701023A | Inflating watercraft flotation device | |
| AU2003258275A8 | Inflating watercraft flotation device | |
| WO2004016498A2 | Inflating watercraft flotation device | |
| US6802274B2 | Inflating watercraft flotation device | |
| US6470818B1 | Automatic inflating watercraft flotation device | |
| US6484656B2 | Automatic inflating boat flotation device |