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B63G 8/14

Control of attitude or depth (of torpedoes F42B19/00)

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Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; (submarine hulls B63B3/13; diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base B63C11/34; divers' sleds B63C11/46; torpedoes F42B19/00) > Control of attitude or depth (of torpedoes F42B19/00)

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  • B63G 8/16 by direct use of propellers or jets
  • B63G 8/18 by hydrofoils
  • B63G 8/20 Steering equipment (B63G8/16, B63G8/18 take precedence; steering of vessels in general B63H25/00)
  • B63G 8/22 Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ( stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06)
  • B63G 8/24 Automatic depth adjustment; Safety equipment for increasing buoyancy, e.g. detachable ballast, floating bodies
  • B63G 8/26 Trimming equipment

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