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B23K 26/40

taking account of the properties of the material involved

Full Title

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Removing material (B23K26/55, B23K26/57 take precedence) > taking account of the properties of the material involved

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  • B23K 26/402 involving non-metallic material, e.g. isolators

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