CPC Subgroup
B63G 8/14 Control of attitude or depth (of torpedoes F42B19/00)
Full Title
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)
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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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
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