CPC Subgroup
B23K 26/50 Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece
Full Title
Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23K 26/53 for modifying or reforming the material inside the workpiece, e.g. for producing break initiation cracks
- B23K 26/55 for creating voids inside the workpiece, e.g. for forming flow passages or flow patterns
- B23K 26/57 the laser beam entering a face of the workpiece from which it is transmitted through the workpiece material to work on a different workpiece face, e.g. for effecting removal, fusion splicing, modifying or reforming
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