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B63B 27/00

Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers (self-discharging barges or lighters B63B35/30; floating cranes B66C23/52)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers

CPC: Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers (self-discharging barges or lighters B63B35/30; floating cranes B66C23/52)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers

CPC:

Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers (self-discharging barges or lighters B63B35/30; floating cranes B66C23/52)

Of 14 combined children, 12 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B63B 27/08 of winches IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 27/18 of cableways, e.g. with breeches-buoys IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 27/19 CPC only CPC only
  • B63B 27/22 of conveyers, e.g. of endless-belt or screw-type IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 27/26 of devices with throwing action IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 27/28 of chutes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 27/29 CPC only CPC only
  • B63B 27/36 for floating cargo since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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