IPC Subgroup
B63H 16/08 Other apparatus for converting muscle power into propulsive effort
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Marine propulsion by muscle power > Other apparatus for converting muscle power into propulsive effort
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- Subclass:
- MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B63H 16/1 for bow-facing rowing
- B63H 16/16 using reciprocating pull cable, i.e. a strand-like member movable alternately backward and forward
- B63H 16/18 using sliding handle or pedal, i.e. the motive force being transmitted to a propelling means by means of a lever operated by the hand or foot of the occupant
- B63H 16/2 using rotary cranking arm
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