IPC Subgroup
B63H 25/48 Steering or slowing-down by deflection of propeller slip-stream otherwise than by rudder
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Steering; Slowing-down otherwise than by use of propulsive elements; Dynamic anchoring, i.e. positioning vessels by means of main or auxiliary propulsive elements > Steering or slowing-down by deflection of propeller slip-stream otherwise than by rudder
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- Subclass:
- MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
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