CPC Subgroup
B23H 11/006 Full Title
Auxiliary apparatus or details, not otherwise provided for
Filing statistics
CPC B23H 11/006 belongs to the parent subclass B23H, which recorded 10,207 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 559 in 2013 to 825 in 2023 (+48%), peaking at 1,103 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B23 are ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) (3,642 applications), DISCO CORPORATION (3,316 applications) and FANUC (3,111 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,642
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 3,316
- FANUC JP 3,111
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,711
- FANUC 2,163
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,113
- ISCAR IL 1,516
- SIEMENS DE 1,459
- LINCOLN GLOBAL US 1,433
- KOBE STEEL JP 1,423