B23Q 16/02 Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
Full Title
Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations not otherwise provided for (automatic control or regulation of position of tool or work B23Q15/22; arrangements for indicating or measuring existing or desired position of tool or work B23Q17/22) > Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
Filing statistics
CPC B23Q 16/02 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 16/04 having intermediate members, e.g. pawls, for locking the relatively movable parts in the indexed position
- B23Q 16/08 having means for clamping the relatively movable parts together in the indexed position
- B23Q 16/12 using optics
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