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B63B 34/5

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

Introduced: January 2020

Full Title

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

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

Swimming aids

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B63B 34/52 Inflatable or partly inflatable
  • B63B 34/54 specially adapted for being towed, e.g. banana boats, water sledges or towed buoys
  • B63B 34/56 for use in a standing position, e.g. water shoes, water walking devices or buoyant skis
  • B63B 34/565 Accessories, e.g. sticks for water walking

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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