|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

|  | B01 - B07 |
Subsection index
LIQUID/LIQUID, LIQUID/GAS OR GAS/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force, using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/LIQUID OR SOLID/GAS SEPARATION |
Method |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B01D
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
Apparatus |
General operations | B01D
by centrifugal force | B01D
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
using magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
SOLID/SOLID SEPARATION |
Method |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B07B
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B
Apparatus |
Dry methods |
material in bulk | B07B
Individual sorting | B07C
Screening, sifting, pneumatic sorting | B07B
using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B
by magnetic or electrostatic effect | B03C
by centrifugal force | B07B
using centrifuges or free-vortex apparatus | B04B, B04C
Wet methods |
General operations | B03B
flotation, differential sedimentation | B03D
screening | B07B
Combinations Dry methods - wet methods | B03B

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, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/00; guns, missile launchers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41)

P:40 |  | B63G 3/00 |
Arrangements of ammunition stores or handlers (specially for submarines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/00; feeding ammunition missiles or projectiles to guns in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41A 9/00); Vessels characterised thereby (general cargo aspects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/00; torpedo-launching per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 3/00)

P:50 |  | B63G 6/00 |
Laying of mines or depth charges; Vessels characterised thereby (arrangements on submarines for mine-laying Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 3/13; diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C 11/34; divers' sleds Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63C 11/46; torpedoes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F42B 19/00)

|  | B63G 8/04 |
· | Superstructure

|  | B63G 8/06 |
· · | Conning-towers

|  | B63G 8/08 |
· | Propulsion (nuclear propulsion Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63H 21/18; submerged exhausting apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F42B 19/00)

|  | B63G 8/16 |
· · | by direct use of propellers or jets

|  | B63G 8/18 |
· · | by hydroplanes

|  | B63G 8/20 |
· · | Steering equipment (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/18 take precedence; steering of vessels in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63H 25/00) [2]

|  | B63G 8/22 |
· · | Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks (stabilising vessels using ballast tanks Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41F 3/00); of torpedo stores or handlers [2]

|  | B63G 8/33 |
· · | of mine-laying means (mine-laying vessels other than submarines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 6/00) [2]

|  | B63G 8/34 |
· · | Camouflage (for other vessels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 13/02; in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H 3/00)

|  | B63G 8/36 |
· | Adaptations of ventilation, cooling, heating, or air-conditioning (reconditioning air in sealed chambers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A62B 11/00; for vessels in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63J 2/00; air-conditioning in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 3/10)

|  | B63G 9/04 |
· · | Nets or the like (net barriers for harbour defence Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H 11/00)

|  | B63G 9/06 |
· | for degaussing vessels (demagnetising in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...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 Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63B 35/50; aircraft-carrier-deck installations Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B64F 1/00)

P:80 |  | B63G 13/00 |
Other offensive or defensive arrangements on vessels; Vessels characterised thereby

|  | B63G 13/02 |
· | Camouflage (for submarines Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B63G 8/34; in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F41H 3/00) [2]