Superstructures ; Arrangements or adaptations of masts (loading or unloading equipment B63B27/00; masts and staying in general E04H; sails, running rigging B63H; )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Superstructures; Arrangements or adaptations of masts

CPC: Superstructures ; Arrangements or adaptations of masts (loading or unloading equipment B63B27/00; masts and staying in general E04H; sails, running rigging B63H; )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Superstructures; Arrangements or adaptations of masts

CPC:

Superstructures ; Arrangements or adaptations of masts (loading or unloading equipment B63B27/00; masts and staying in general E04H; sails, running rigging B63H; )

Additional Content IPC

Superstructure Superstructures Those parts of a ship, other than masts and rigging, which protrude above the main deck.

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

Child Classifications

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B63B 15/0083 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B63B 15/02 Staying of masts or of other superstructures IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B63B 2015/0008 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B63B 2015/0016 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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