CPC Main Group
B23Q 7/00 Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting (incorporated in working-spindles B23B13/00)
Filing statistics
CPC B23Q 7/00 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
17 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23Q 7/02 by means of drums or rotating tables or discs
- B23Q 7/03 by means of endless chain conveyors ( B23Q7/16 take precedence)
- B23Q 7/04 by means of grippers
- B23Q 7/05 by means of roller-ways ( B23Q7/16 take precedence)
- B23Q 7/06 by means of pushers
- B23Q 7/08 by means of slides or chutes
- B23Q 7/10 by means of magazines
- B23Q 7/12 Sorting arrangements
- B23Q 7/14 co-ordinated in production lines
- B23Q 7/16 Loading work on to conveyors; Arranging work on conveyors, e.g. varying spacing between individual workpieces
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