IPC Subgroup
B63B 59/04 Preventing hull fouling
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels > Preventing hull fouling
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
Fouling The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles in the underwater portion of a ship’s hull.
Related Keywords
mechanical methods for preventing fouling in hull protection
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