Restoring or reconditioning objects (straightening or restoring form of sheet metal, metal rods, metal tubes, metal profiles, or specific articles made therefrom B21D1/00, B21D3/00; repairing defective or damaged objects by casting techniques B22D19/10)

Filing statistics

CPC B23P 6/00 belongs to the parent subclass B23P, which recorded 127,478 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,342 in 2013 to 12,446 in 2023 (+70%), peaking at 14,453 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