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B23K 26/32

taking account of the properties of the material involved

Full Title

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Bonding (soldering by means of radiant energy B23K1/005) > taking account of the properties of the material involved

Filing statistics

CPC B23K 26/32 belongs to the parent subclass B23K, which recorded 264,007 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 15,380 in 2013 to 25,621 in 2023 (+67%), peaking at 29,742 applications in 2020. 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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23K 26/322 involving coated metal parts (using absorbing layers on the workpiece B23K26/18)
  • B23K 26/323 involving parts made of dissimilar metallic material
  • B23K 26/324 involving non-metallic parts

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,642
  2. DISCO CORPORATION JP 3,316
  3. FANUC JP 3,111
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,711
  5. FANUC 2,163
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,113
  7. ISCAR IL 1,516
  8. SIEMENS DE 1,459
  9. LINCOLN GLOBAL US 1,433
  10. KOBE STEEL JP 1,423