Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06)

Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB63G8/22
Official titleAdjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06)
Display labelAdjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06)
Total patents132

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20153
20169
20178
201813
201913
202012
202118
202212
202312
202413
202516
20263

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Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B63G8/22?
CPC B63G8/22 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06).”
How many patents are filed under CPC B63G8/22 (Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks ({conduits for emptying or ballasting on vessels in general B63B13/00;} stabilising vessels using ballast tanks B63B43/06))?
Our database includes 132 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B63G8/22 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 16 in 2025 (latest complete years).