Hatch beams

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or covers > Hatches; Hatchways > Hatch beams

CPC:

Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or covers (scuppers B63B13/00; arrangements of watertight doors in bulkheads B63B43/24) > Hatches; Hatchways (hatch coamings B63B3/54) > Hatch beams

Additional Content IPC

Hatch beam Hatch beams A beam placed across a hatch opening to support hatch covers.

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

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