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IPC Subclass
B63C

LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
Subclass:
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS

Description

B63C covers equipment and systems for vessel launch and recovery operations, including slipways, dry docks, and hauling-out mechanisms used to move ships between water and land. The subclass also encompasses life-saving devices and personal protective equipment for water safety, such as lifeboats, life jackets, and rescue apparatus. Additionally, it includes diving equipment, underwater habitats, and apparatus for working submerged, along with tools and techniques for locating, salvaging, or investigating objects on the seafloor or underwater. Related vessel propulsion and navigation systems are classified elsewhere in B63.

Related Keywords

CAMELS for raising sunken shipsCAREENING shipsDIVINGREEFING [gear]hauling or towing of SHIP(S)launching, hauling-out or dry-docking of SHIP(S)

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B63C 13/00 Equipment forming part of, or attachable to, vessels, facilitating transport over land
  • B63C 15/00 Storing of vessels on land otherwise than by dry-docking

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