Salvaging of disabled, stranded, or sunken vessels; Salvaging of vessel parts or furnishings, e.g. of safes; Salvaging of other underwater objects

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

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

Related Keywords

FLOTATION of sunken vesselsunderwater RECOVERYSALVAGING of underwater objects; SALVAGING of stranded or sunken vesselssalvage of SHIP(S)salvaging or searching for UNDERWATER objects

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Child Classifications

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B63C 7/02 in which the lifting is done by hauling
B63C 7/06 in which lifting action is generated in, or adjacent to, vessels or objects
B63C 7/14 using freezing for closing holes or for strengthening the vessel or the like
B63C 7/16 Apparatus engaging vessels or objects
B63C 7/24 Apparatus for passing chains or the like under vessels or objects
B63C 7/26 Means for indicating the location of underwater objects, e.g. sunken vessels
B63C 7/28 Refloating stranded vessels
B63C 7/3 Floatable safes

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