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B63B 43/16

Temporary equipment for stopping leaks, e.g. collision mats

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

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IPC:

Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for > reducing risk of capsizing or sinking > by improving buoyancy > Temporary equipment for stopping leaks, e.g. collision mats

CPC:

Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for (fire-fighting in ships A62C3/10) > reducing risk of capsizing or sinking (by means of watertight doors in bulkheads B63B43/24) > by improving buoyancy > Temporary equipment for stopping leaks, e.g. collision mats

Additional Content IPC

Collision mat collision mats A large square of canvas, treated with a sealing agent and attached to lines at each corner, hauled over a damaged part of the hull to limit the inflow of water.

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

  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