CPC Definition - Subclass B63J
This place covers:
Auxiliaries on vessels
- Arrangements of installations for producing fresh water
- Arrangements of installations for ventilating, heating, cooling, or air‑conditioning
- Arrangements of installations for treating ballast water, waste water, sewage, sludge, or refuse
- Arrangements of installations for preventing or minimizing environmental pollution, not otherwise provided for
Driving of auxiliaries
Vessel auxiliaries not otherwise provided for
B63J is the general home for special arrangements on vessels of apparatus allowing the intended use of said vessels, insofar as there is no other specific place for such apparatus in another subclass of B63. B63J covers in particular arrangements of apparatus for producing fresh-water, and treating waste‑water, for ensuring an appropriate air climate in all habitable areas, cargo spaces and operation areas, and for providing the vessel with energy other than for propulsion purposes.
Whilst B63J 2/00 provides for arrangements on vessels of apparatus for ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning of living spaces, engine rooms, holds or tanks, B63B 25/00 provides for load-accommodation arrangements as such, B63B 29/00 provides for crew and passenger accommodation as such, B63C 11/00 provides for air-supply and heating arrangements for divers, B63G 8/36 provides for special adaptations of ventilation, cooling, heating, or air-conditioning for underwater vessel, e.g. submarines, and B63H 21/00 provides for arrangements of propulsion power plants or units on vessels.
Whilst B63J 3/00 provides for apparatus and arrangements on vessels for providing energy for driving vessel auxiliaries, the subclass B63H provides means for providing or collecting energy for propulsive purposes.
Whilst B63J 4/00 provides for arrangements on vessels of installations for treating waste-water, ballast-water, sewage, sludge or refuse, B63B 17/06 provides for refuse discharge, e.g. of ash, B63B 29/16 provides for soil-water discharges, and B63H 21/38 provides for methods and apparatus for handling power plant coolants.
This place does not cover:
Arrangements and adaptations of equipment for emptying or ballasting, of refuse and soil water discharges, of air-scoops for port-holes, of mooring, anchoring or towing equipment, of equipment for handling life-boats, of ship-based loading or unloading equipment, of furniture, closets, galleys, of equipment for controlling vessel attitude, of equipment for surf-boards and the like, of safety equipment, of means for stowing frozen goods, of signalling or lighting devices, of nautical instruments or navigational aids, of means for marking navigational route, of means for tank, cargo hold and hull cleaning, of means for hull protection, and of ventilating means for cleaning tanks. | |
Equipment, methods and installations for launching, hauling-out, dry-docking or storing on land, for salvaging sunken vessels, for life-saving in water, for dwelling or working under water; Equipment on vessels for transport over land. | |
Arrangements of offensive or defensive equipment on vessels; Methods and installations of equipment for laying and sweeping of mines; Equipment and installations for underwater vessels, in particular arrangements for ventilation, heating, cooling or air-conditioning for submarines. | |
Arrangements, methods and installations for marine propulsion, steering and dynamic positioning |
Examples of places where the subject matter of this place is covered when specially adapted, used for a particular purpose, or incorporated in a larger system:
Anti-theft devices and arrangements for boats, boat-equipment, or the like, using locks |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual:
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Centrifugal separators, e. g. for bilge-water | |
Arrangements or adaptations of heating, cooling, ventilating, or other air-treating devices for passenger and cargo spaces of vehicles in general | |
Treatment of water, waste water, sewage or sludge in general | |
Processes or apparatus for liquefying or solidifying gases or gaseous mixtures, e.g. with integration with a unit for consuming hydrocarbons as feed stock |
In this subclass, two different Indexing Schemes are used:
The first Indexing Scheme represents a further sub-division of the CPC scheme (breakdown codes). The symbols of this first Indexing Scheme are hierarchically arranged under CPC groups. They are in their scope limited by the scope of the respective symbols CPC scheme under which they are indented. This first Indexing Scheme is used for invention information and additional information.
The second Indexing Scheme is arranged under the subclass B63B, and covers the range B63B 2201/00 - B63B 2241/00. This second Indexing Scheme is used in all subclasses under the class B63 "Ships or other waterborne vessels; Related equipment". This second Indexing Scheme is used for indexing non-trivial information related to the invention information as far as for this information no place is provided for in a particular group in the class B63.
The use of both Indexing Schemes is obligatory for documents published after July 2011. The contents of these groups is not complete before this date.
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Air-conditioning | The process of controlling the humidity, ventilation, and air temperature, e.g. in a vehicle. |
Air-scoop | An air catching device for passive ventilation of living spaces, cargo holds, engine rooms and the like. |
Auxiliaries | Apparatus, equipment or installations assisting in making a ship or other waterborne vessel habitable or putting it in working order. |
Bilge | A part of the hull and corresponding compartment of a ship where the hull sides curve inward to meet at the keel. |
Bilge-water | Soiled water collecting in the bilge |
Port-hole | A typically circular window in the side of a boat or ship. |
Sewage | Any liquid-borne waste, e.g. soil-water from closets, or waste-water containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution. |
Waste water | Any kind of water adversely affected in quality by human activities. |
In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used as synonyms:
- "sewage" and "waste water"
In patent documents, the word/expression in the first column is often used instead of the word/expression in the second column, which is used in the classification scheme of this place:
"bulls' eye", "side-light" and "side-scuttle" | "port-hole" |
This place covers:
Assemblages or relative dispositions onboard ships or other waterborne vessels of apparatus or installations for producing fresh water, as well as special adaptations of such apparatus or installations, as far as of interest for the onboard arrangement.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
This place covers:
Assemblages or relative dispositions of apparatus or installations for ventilating, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning inner spaces of ships or other waterborne vessels, as well as special adaptations of such apparatus or installations, as far as of interest for the onboard arrangement. In particular, this main group covers:
Arrangements of apparatus or installations for ventilating or air-conditioning:
- Arrangements adapted for onboard living spaces
- Arrangements adapted for engine rooms
- Arrangements adapted for cargo holds
- Arrangements of ventilating shafts
- Air-scoops.
Arrangements of apparatus or installations for heating or cooling onboard spaces, e.g. comprising means adapted for exploiting waste energy:
- Arrangements specially adapted for heating or cooling tanks for liquid cargo.
Arrangements specially adapted for heating or cooling tanks for liquid cargo.
This place does not cover:
Air-scoops specially adapted for port-holes | |
Ventilation of tanks or cargo holds of marine vessels for cleaning purposes | |
Ventilation, e.g. by means of schnorkels, cooling, heating, or air-conditioning specially adapted for use on underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Arrangements thereof |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Arrangements or adaptations of heating, cooling, ventilating, or other air-treating devices for passenger and cargo spaces of vehicles in general | |
Load-accomodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming, on ships or other waterborne vessels; Vessels characterised thereby | |
Accommodation for crew or passengers on ships or other waterborne vessels | |
Domestic- or space-heating systems, e.g. central heating systems; domestic hot-water supply systems; elements or components therefor (in general) | |
Air-conditioning; air-humidificaton; ventilation (in general) | |
Production or use of heat not otherwise provided for, e.g. solar heat | |
Refrigeration or cooling; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems; manufacture or storage of ice; liquefaction or solidification of gases (in general) |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Air-conditioning | The process of controlling the humidity, ventilation, and air temperature, e.g. in a vehicle. |
Air-scoop | An air catching device for passive ventilation of living spaces, cargo holds, engine rooms and the like. |
Port-hole | A typically circular window in the side of a boat or ship. |
This place covers:
Methods or means for driving onboard auxiliaries, e.g. for driving winches, wherein these methods or means are characterized either by the energy source, or by the transmission of energy to the respective auxiliaries. In particular, this main group covers:
Driving methods or means using the propulsion power plant or prime mover as energy source.
Driving methods or means using energy sources other than the prime mover, e.g. using electric generator sets, or electric shoreside energy sources.
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Auxiliary drives in vehicles in general | |
Tying-up, or shifting, or anchoring of ships or other waterborne vessels; towing, or pushing equipment; | |
Loading or unloading cargo or passengers | |
Driving engine auxiliaries, in general | |
Systems acting by means of fluids in general; fluid-pressure actuators, e.g. servomotors; details of fluid-pressure systems, not otherwise provided for | |
Transmission elements per se | |
Circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy (in general) |
In this main group, an Indexing Scheme is arranged under the subgroup B63J 2003/001, in which the type of the power supply, or the type of the power transmission respectively used for driving auxiliaries is indexed, if relevant for the invention. If power supply and power transmission are of different type, then both are indexed with their respective code, provided both are of relevance for the invention.
The use of this Indexing Schemes is obligatory for documents published on or after 1 January 2013. The contents of these groups is not complete before this date.
This place covers:
Assemblages or relative dispositions of apparatus or installations on ships or other waterborne vessels for treating ballast or waste water, sewage, sludge, or refuse, as well as special adaptations of such apparatus or installations, as far as of interest for the onboard arrangement, e.g. arrangements of installations or devices adapted for on board ballast water treatment before or at discharge, such as biocidal treatment.
Onboard assemblages or relative dispositions of apparatus or installations for preventing environmental pollution, not otherwise provided for, as well as special adaptations of such apparatus or installations, as far as of interest for the onboard arrangement, e.g. preventing environmental pollution using dust separation during loading.
This place does not cover:
Arrangements or adaptations on tanks for fluid fuel for minimizing environmental pollution by accidents | |
Hatchway tents, e.g. for weather protection of cargo during loading or unloading | |
Arrangements or adaptations on tanks for fluid cargo for minimizing environmental pollution by accidents |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Centrifugal separators, e. g. for bilge-water | |
Arrangements or adaptations of sanitation devices in vehicles in general | |
Conduits for emptying or ballasting; | |
Refuse discharge specially adapted for marine vessels, e.g. of ash | |
Vessels specially adapted for collecting pollution from open water | |
Treatment of water, waste water, sewage or sludge in general | |
Cleaning or keeping clear the surface of open water; Apparatus therefor (in general) |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Accident | An event which is sudden, unvolutary, and harmful. |
This place covers:
Onboard means, equipment or installations assisting in making a ship or waterborne vessel habitable or putting it in working order, other than arrangements of installations for treatment of water, sludge or refuse, for preventing environmental pollution, or for air-conditioning in its broadest sense, and other than means for driving onboard auxiliaries.
In particular, this main group covers:
- Burning of transported goods, e.g. cargo oil or fuel, boil-off gas, or refuse, e.g. for propulsive purposes
- Use of computers for particular ship-related tasks, e.g. for evaluating state variables, not otherwise provided for
B63J 99/00 is the residual place in this class for auxiliaries on vessels.
This place does not cover:
Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude, e.g. for indicating draught, load, inclination or duration of roll for hull protection, and of ventilating means for cleaning tanks. | |
Diving computers |
Examples of places in relation to which this place is residual: