attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: attachable to a body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist

CPC: attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Life-saving in water > Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like > attachable to a body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist

CPC:

Life-saving in water (life-saving in general A62B; arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices for ships, other waterborne vessels or for equipment for shipping B63B45/00; rescue equipment specially adapted for submarine personnel B63G8/40) > Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like ( ; equipment for swimming A63B, e.g. swimming aids A63B31/00, ) > attachable to body member, e.g. arm, neck, head or waist

Of 4 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 2 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B63C 2009/131 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B63C 2009/133 2nd only CPC only CPC only
B63C 9/135 using solid buoyant material since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B63C 9/15 having gas-filled compartments (connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00) since 1990 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in 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