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B63B 73/00

Building or assembling vessels or marine structures, e.g. hulls or offshore platforms

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B63B 73/10 Building or assembling vessels from prefabricated hull blocks, i.e. complete hull cross-sections
  • B63B 73/20 Building or assembling prefabricated vessel modules or parts other than hull blocks, e.g. engine rooms, rudders, propellers, superstructures, berths, holds or tanks
  • B63B 73/30 Moving or transporting modules or hull blocks to assembly sites, e.g. by rolling, lifting or floating
  • B63B 73/50 characterised by forming methods, e.g. manufacturing of curved blocks
  • B63B 73/60 characterised by the use of specific tools or equipment; characterised by automation, e.g. use of robots

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B63, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES KR 4,830
  2. DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY KR 4,093
  3. HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY KR 2,639
  4. GAZ TRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ FR 1,037
  5. SHANGHAI WAIGAOQIAO SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 827
  6. HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY 811
  7. GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 808
  8. HUDONG-ZHONGHUA SHIPBUILDING (GROUP) COMPANY 784
  9. YAMAHA MOTOR COMPANY JP 731
  10. THYSSEN KRUPP DE 727