Floating structure
US-2026048822-A1 · Feb 19, 2026 · US
using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00)
using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B63B43/06 |
| Official title | using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00) |
| Display label | using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00) |
| Total patents | 47 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Marine vessel
US-12454337-B2 · Oct 28, 2025 · US
Righting device for floating unit
US-2025282455-A1 · Sep 11, 2025 · US
Transport ship comprising a trim control system which is not in communication with the sea
US-2024391565-A1 · Nov 28, 2024 · US
Marine vessel for generating electricity for onshore distribution
US-2024375759-A1 · Nov 14, 2024 · US
Float assembly
US-11958569-B2 · Apr 16, 2024 · US
Marine vessel
US-2024076016-A1 · Mar 7, 2024 · US
Floating wind turbine systems and methods
US-2023141340-A1 · May 11, 2023 · US
Floating wind turbine systems and methods
US-2023141253-A1 · May 11, 2023 · US
Motion damping system for tank of liquid
US-11618535-B1 · Apr 4, 2023 · US
Control system for stabilizing a floating wind turbine
US-2022325698-A1 · Oct 13, 2022 · US
Method for controlling the trim of a transport ship without seawater ballast
US-2022204144-A1 · Jun 30, 2022 · US
Carbon negative ship ballasting system
US-11358098-B2 · Jun 14, 2022 · US
Ballast water-free vessel using difference in depth of bottom shell plate between bow/stern and midship section and construction method thereof
US-11286020-B2 · Mar 29, 2022 · US
Motion absorbing system and method for a structure
US-11279452-B2 · Mar 22, 2022 · US
Carbon negative energy generation system
US-11247765-B2 · Feb 15, 2022 · US
Float assembly
US-2022024542-A1 · Jan 27, 2022 · US
Motion absorbing system and method for a structure
US-2021269126-A1 · Sep 2, 2021 · US
Ballast water-free vessel using difference in depth of bottom shell plate between bow/stern and midship section and construction method thereof
US-2021221471-A1 · Jul 22, 2021 · US
Carbon negative ship ballasting system
US-2021129078-A1 · May 6, 2021 · US
Frequently asked questions
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- What is CPC B63B43/06?
- CPC B63B43/06 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B63B43/06 (using ballast tanks (conduits for emptying or ballasting B63B13/00))?
- Our database includes 47 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B63B43/06 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).