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
 B63B
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (air-cushion vehicles B60V; arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J 2/00)  [2]
 B63B
Subclass index
HULLS
Study; general characteristics 9/00; 1/00
General; adjustable keels; protection 3/00; 41/00; 59/00
Particular types 5/00, 7/00
Subdivision; cleaning of tanks 11/00; 57/00
SUPERSTRUCTURES; HULL OR SUPERSTRUCTURE OPENINGS 15/00; 19/00
EMPTYING, BALLASTING; STABILITY; SAFETY 13/00, 29/00; 39/00; 43/00
MOORING, SHIFTING; HANDLING LIFEBOATS 21/00; 23/00
ACCOMMODATION FOR CARGO OR PERSONS 25/00, 27/00, 29/00
ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES OR OF NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS 45/00, 49/00
DETAILS AND ACCESSORIES FOR SHIPS 17/00
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, CONVERSION, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 9/00
PARTICULAR KINDS OF SHIPS OR FLOATING STRUCTURES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 35/00, 38/00
BUOYS; MARKING NAVIGATION ROUTES 22/00; 51/00
P:50 B63B 1/00
Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils (hulls peculiar to submarines B63B 3/00; keels B63B 3/00; determining hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features B63B 9/00; decreasing pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water B63B 39/00)
 B63B 1/16
·  deriving additional lift from hydrodynamic forces (controlling submarine attitude or depth by hydroplanes B63G 8/00)
P:80 B63B 3/00
Constructions of hulls (non-metallic hulls B63B 5/00; designing, building, maintaining, or repairing methods B63B 9/00; movable keels B63B 41/00; arrangements of watertight doors B63B 43/00)
P:70 B63B 5/00
Hulls characterised by their construction of non-metallic material
P:0 B63B 7/00
Collapsible, foldable, inflatable, or like vessels (foldable pontoons B63B 35/34)
P:250 B63B 9/00
Methods of designing, building, maintaining, converting, refitting, repairing, or determining properties of, vessels, not otherwise provided for (shuttering for building concrete vessels E04G)  [2]
P:60 B63B 11/00
Interior subdivision of hulls (bulkhead space construction B63B 3/00)
P:120 B63B 13/00
Conduits for emptying or ballasting; Self-bailing equipment; Scuppers (draining means for hatches B63B 19/00; centrifugal bilge-water separators B04; pipes in general F16L)
P:100 B63B 15/00
Superstructures; Arrangements or adaptations of masts (loading or unloading equipment B63B 27/00; sails, running rigging B63H; masts or staying in general E04H)
P:240 B63B 17/00
Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for
P:140 B63B 19/00
Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or covers (scuppers B63B 13/00; arrangements of watertight doors in bulkheads B63B 43/00)
P:150 B63B 21/00
Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring (dynamic anchoring B63H 25/00; equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures, e.g. for landing purposes, E02B)  [4]
 B63B 21/24
·  Anchors
 B63B 21/56
·  Towing or pushing equipment (tugs B63B 35/00; salvaging underwater vessels or objects B63C 7/00; towed underwater vessels B63G 8/00)
P:200 B63B 22/00
Buoys (means for indicating the location of underwater objects B63C 7/00; life-buoys, e.g. rings, B63C 9/00)  [4]
P:160 B63B 23/00
Equipment for handling lifeboats or the like
P:10 B63B 25/00
Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby (constructive aspects of cargo-spaces B63B 11/00; hatches, hatchways B63B 19/00; trimming otherwise than by cargo division. e.g. by use of ballast, B63B 43/00)
P:230 B63B 27/00
Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers (self-discharging barges or lighters B63B 35/00; shore-based equipment B65G 67/00; elevators, escalators or moving walkways per se B66B; floating cranes B66C 23/00; loading or unloading devices per se, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. B65G, B66C, B67D)  [3]
P:130 B63B 29/00
Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
P:20 B63B 35/00
Vessels or like floating structures adapted for special purposes (vessels characterised by load- accommodating arrangements B63B 25/00; fire- fighting vessels A62C 29/00; submarines, mine-layers, or mine-sweepers B63G; large containers for use in or under water B65D 88/00)  [5]
 B63B 35/14
·  Fishing vessels (fishing A01K 69/00-A01K 97/00)  [5]
 B63B 35/32
·  for collecting pollution from open water  [5]
 B63B 35/32

Note(s)

If the apparatus for collecting pollution from open water is of interest apart from ship construction aspects, it is also classified in group E02B 15/00.  [5]

 B63B 35/34
·  Pontoons (floating bridges E01D 15/00)  [5]
 B63B 35/44
·  Floating buildings, stores, drilling platforms, or workshops, e.g. carrying water-oil separating devices  [5]
 B63B 35/58
·  Rafts, i.e. free floating waterborne vessels, of shallow draft, with little or no freeboard, and having a platform or floor for supporting a user (lifeboats, life-rafts or the like B63C 9/00)  [4,5]
 B63B 35/71
·  Canoes, kayaks or the like (collapsible, foldable, inflatable or like vessels B63B 7/00)  [4,5]
 B63B 35/73
·  Other vessels or like floating structures for pleasure or sport  [5]
P:30 B63B 38/00
Vessels or like floating structures not otherwise provided for (vessels characterised by load- accommodating arrangements B63B 25/00; fire- extinguishing vessels A62C 29/00; submarines, mine-layers or mine-sweepers B63G; large containers for use in or under water B65D 88/00)  [5]
P:110 B63B 39/00
Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
P:40 B63B 41/00
Drop keels, e.g. centre boards, side boards (keels integral with hull B63B 3/00; stabilising foils B63B 39/00)
P:210 B63B 43/00
Improving safety of vessels, e.g. damage control, not otherwise provided for (fire-fighting in ships A62C 3/07)
P:170 B63B 45/00
Arrangement or adaptation of signalling or lighting devices (arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; life-buoys, -belts, -jackets, -suits or the like, characterised by signalling means B63C 9/00; lighting devices or systems therefor F21L, F21S)  [4]
P:180 B63B 49/00
Arrangements of nautical instruments or navigational aids (nautical measuring instruments G01C; radio navigation, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
P:190 B63B 51/00
Marking of navigational route other than with buoys (buoys specially adapted for marking a navigational route B63B 22/00)  [4]
P:220 B63B 57/00
Tank cleaning specially adapted for vessels (tank cleaning in general B08B 9/08)
P:90 B63B 59/00
Hull protection peculiar to vessels; Cleaning devices peculiar to vessels (cleaning in general B08B; cleaning of vehicles in general, e.g. windscreen wipers, B60S; inhibiting corrosion of metals by anodic or cathodic protection C23F 13/00)