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B63B 34/50

Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles (swimming aids A63B31/00)

Introduced: January 2020

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles

CPC: Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles (swimming aids A63B31/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure > Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles

CPC:

Vessels specially adapted for water sports or leisure; Body-supporting devices specially adapted for water sports or leisure (water sports boards B63B32/00; swimming frameworks A63B35/00; propulsion arrangements actuated by muscle power B63H16/00) > Body-supporting buoyant devices, e.g. bathing boats or water cycles (swimming aids A63B31/00)

Additional Content IPC

Swimming aids

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2020.

Child Classifications

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  • B63B 34/52 Inflatable or partly inflatable since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 34/54 specially adapted for being towed, e.g. banana boats, water sledges or towed buoys (arrangements for towing B63B34/60) since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 34/56 for use in a standing position, e.g. water shoes, water walking devices or buoyant skis since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B63B 34/565 Accessories, e.g. sticks for water walking since 2020 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