B63B 21/66 Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables ( salvaging underwater vessels or objects B63C7/00; towed underwater vessels B63G8/42)
Introduced: January 1980
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
CPC: Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables ( salvaging underwater vessels or objects B63C7/00; towed underwater vessels B63G8/42)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring > Towing or pushing equipment > Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables
Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring ( dynamic anchoring B63H25/00 ) > Towing or pushing equipment (tugs B63B35/66; towing arrangements for water sports use B63B34/60) > Equipment specially adapted for towing underwater objects or vessels, e.g. fairings for tow-cables ( salvaging underwater vessels or objects B63C7/00; towed underwater vessels B63G8/42)
Additional Content IPC
Fairing fairings An outer structure designed to reduce drag. A cable fairing improves the cable’s passage through the water by acting as a streamlined sleeve.
Of 2 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
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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