B
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
 B01 - 
B07
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION
Method
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
Apparatus
General operationsB01D
by centrifugal forceB01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION
Method
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB07B
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
Apparatus
Dry methods
material in bulkB07B
Individual sortingB07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sortingB07B
using pneumatic tables or jigsB03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effectB03C
by centrifugal forceB07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatusB04B, B04C
Wet methods
General operationsB03B
flotation, differential sedimentationB03D
screeningB07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methodsB03B
  
TRANSPORTING
 B63
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
 B63G
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (means of attack or defence in general, e.g. turrets, F41H)
 B63G
Subclass index
OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE INSTALLATIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS
Guns, missile launchers 1/00
Launching torpedoes; defence against torpedoes 5/00; 9/00
Defence or attack against sub- marines, by depth charges or otherwise 6/00, 9/00
Mines: laying; sweeping; other defence 6/00; 7/00; 9/00
Other defensive or offensive arrangements 13/00
Ammunition handling or storing 3/00
SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS 8/00; 11/00
P:30 B63G 1/00
Arrangements of guns or missile launchers; Vessels characterised thereby (submarines B63G 8/00; guns, missile launchers F41)
P:40 B63G 3/00
Arrangements of ammunition stores or handlers (specially for submarines B63G 8/00; feeding ammunition missiles or projectiles to guns in general F41A 9/00); Vessels characterised thereby (general cargo aspects B63B)
 B63G 3/02
·  for torpedoes
 B63G 3/04
·  for missiles
 B63G 3/06
·  for mines or depth charges
P:20 B63G 5/00
Vessels characterised by adaptation to torpedo-launching (submarines B63G 8/00; torpedo-launching per se F41F 3/00)
P:50 B63G 6/00
Laying of mines or depth charges; Vessels characterised thereby (arrangements on submarines for mine-laying B63G 8/33)  [2]
P:60 B63G 7/00
Mine-sweeping; Vessels characterised thereby
 B63G 7/02
·  Mine-sweeping means; Means for destroying mines
 B63G 7/04
·  ·  by means of cables
 B63G 7/06
·  ·  of electromagnetic type
 B63G 7/08
·  ·  of acoustic type
P:10 B63G 8/00
Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines (submarine hulls B63B 3/13; diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base B63C 11/34; divers' sleds B63C 11/46; torpedoes F42B 19/00)
 B63G 8/04
·  Superstructure
 B63G 8/06
·  ·  Conning-towers
 B63G 8/08
·  Propulsion (nuclear propulsion B63H 21/18; submerged exhausting apparatus F01N 7/12; propulsion power plants or units per se, see the relevant classes)
 B63G 8/10
·  ·  using steam plant
 B63G 8/12
·  ·  using internal-combustion engines
 B63G 8/14
·  Control of attitude or depth (of torpedoes F42B 19/00)
 B63G 8/16
·  ·  by direct use of propellers or jets
 B63G 8/18
·  ·  by hydroplanes
 B63G 8/20
·  ·  Steering equipment (B63G 8/16, B63G 8/18 take precedence; steering of vessels in general B63H 25/00)  [2]
 B63G 8/22
·  ·  Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks (stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B 43/06)
 B63G 8/24
·  ·  Automatic depth adjustment; Safety equipment for increasing buoyancy, e.g. detachable ballast, floating bodies
 B63G 8/26
·  ·  Trimming equipment
 B63G 8/28
·  Arrangement of offensive or defensive equipment
 B63G 8/30
·  ·  of artillery or missile-launching means
 B63G 8/32
·  ·  of torpedo-launching means (torpedo-launching means per se F41F 3/00); of torpedo stores or handlers  [2]
 B63G 8/33
·  ·  of mine-laying means (mine-laying vessels other than submarines B63G 6/00)  [2]
 B63G 8/34
·  ·  Camouflage (for other vessels B63G 13/02; in general F41H 3/00)
 B63G 8/36
·  Adaptations of ventilation, cooling, heating, or air-conditioning (reconditioning air in sealed chambers A62B 11/00; for vessels in general B63J 2/00; air-conditioning in general F24F)
 B63G 8/38
·  Arrangement of visual or electronic watch equipment, e.g. of periscopes, of radar
 B63G 8/39
·  Arrangements of sonic watch equipment, e.g. low-frequency, sonar
 B63G 8/40
·  Rescue equipment for personnel (life-saving in water, not specially adapted for submarine personnel B63C)
 B63G 8/41
·  ·  Capsules, chambers, water-tight boats, or the like, detachable from the submarine  [2]
 B63G 8/42
·  Towed underwater vessels  [2]
P:70 B63G 9/00
Other offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels against submarines, torpedoes, or mines
 B63G 9/02
·  Means for protecting vessels against torpedo attack (armoured hulls B63B 3/10)
 B63G 9/04
·  ·  Nets or the like (net barriers for harbour defence F41H 11/00)
 B63G 9/06
·  for degaussing vessels (demagnetising in general H01F 13/00)
P:0 B63G 11/00
Aircraft carriers, i.e. warships equipped with a flight deck on which airplanes can be launched and landed and with a hangar deck for servicing airplanes (other vessels or floating structures for aircraft B63B 35/50; aircraft-carrier-deck installations B64F 1/00)
P:80 B63G 13/00
Other offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels; Vessels characterised thereby
 B63G 13/02
·  Camouflage (for submarines B63G 8/34; in general F41H 3/00)  [2]