Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
Subclass:: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING

Additional Content

Fluke flukes A flat blade upon an anchor, designed to penetrate and grip the seabed. Hawser hawsers Anchor or mooringline, rope or cable; towing rope, towline. Shifting Moving a vessel from one place to another, e.g. from one berth to another, or using an anchor and warp to pull a vessel into position. Tying-up Securing a vessel with ropes.

Related Keywords

MOORING arrangements for water-borne vesselsanchoring of SHIP(S)mooring of SHIP(S)

10 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B63B 21/02 Magnetic mooring equipment
B63B 21/04 Fastening or guiding equipment for chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like
B63B 21/16 using winches
B63B 21/18 Stoppers for anchor chains
B63B 21/2 Adaptations of chains, ropes, hawsers, or the like, or of parts thereof
B63B 21/22 Handling or lashing anchors
B63B 21/24 Anchors
B63B 21/5 Anchoring arrangements for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
B63B 21/54 Boat-hooks or the like
B63B 21/56 Towing or pushing equipment

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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