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B63B 13/00

Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers (draining means for hatches B63B19/26; centrifugal bilge-water separators B04; pipes in general F16L)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers

CPC: Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers (draining means for hatches B63B19/26; centrifugal bilge-water separators B04; pipes in general F16L)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers

CPC:

Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers (draining means for hatches B63B19/26; centrifugal bilge-water separators B04; pipes in general F16L)

Additional Content IPC

Bailing Pumping or scooping out water that has entered the interior of a vessel or water craft. Scupper Scuppers A deck-level hole in a ship’s side to allow water to drain overboard.

Of 2 combined children, 1 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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  • B63B 13/02 Ports for passing water through vessels' sides IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 2013/005 2nd only CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B63,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES KR 5,719
  2. DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY KR 4,684
  3. HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY KR 3,015
  4. ZHEJIANG OCEAN UNIVERSITY 1,359
  5. HUDONG-ZHONGHUA SHIPBUILDING (GROUP) COMPANY 1,221
  6. HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY 1,175
  7. SHANGHAI WAIGAOQIAO SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 1,129
  8. CSSC HUANGPU WENCHONG SHIPBUILDING COMPANY 1,113
  9. GUANGZHOU SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 1,073
  10. JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 963

Top Applicants (CPC)

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