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IPC Subgroup
B63C 7/28

Refloating stranded vessels

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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

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

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