Barges or lighters

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Vessels or similar floating structures specially adapted for specific purposes and not otherwise provided for > Barges or lighters

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

Barge Barges A flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods, often not self-propelled but towed or pushed by towboats. Lighter lighters A flat-bottomed barge, typically unpowered, used for transferring goods and passengers to and from moored ships.

Related Keywords

BARGES(1) [= barges]

1 direct subcode

Child Classifications

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B63B 35/3 self-discharging

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