CPC Subgroup
B23Q 15/007 while the tool acts upon the workpiece
Full Title
Automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work > while the tool acts upon the workpiece
Filing statistics
CPC B23Q 15/007 belongs to the parent subclass B23Q, which recorded 135,798 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,122 in 2013 to 12,605 in 2023 (+106%), peaking at 17,397 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
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23Q 15/013 Control or regulation of feed movement (B23Q15/12 takes precedence)
- B23Q 15/08 Control or regulation of cutting velocity (B23Q15/12 takes precedence)
- B23Q 15/12 Adaptive control, i.e. adjusting itself to have a performance which is optimum according to a preassigned criterion
- B23Q 15/14 Control or regulation of the orientation of the tool with respect to the work
- B23Q 15/16 Compensation for wear of the tool
- B23Q 15/18 Compensation of tool-deflection due to temperature or force
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