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B23

MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

B23 encompasses machine tools and metal-working processes that are not classified elsewhere in the IPC system. This class covers a broad range of equipment and methods for shaping, cutting, forming, and finishing metal workpieces, including lathes, milling machines, grinding equipment, and specialized metal-removal or metal-forming devices. The classification includes both the machines themselves and the operational techniques employed in metal-working, as well as auxiliary systems and components integral to these processes. Adjacent classes address more specialized metal-working technologies (such as B21 for metal rolling or forging) and non-metal material processing, making B23 the residual classification for conventional machine-tool technology not specifically assigned elsewhere.

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

8 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,407
  2. FANUC JP 3,120
  3. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 2,777
  4. HAN'S LASER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY GROUP COMPANY 2,629
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,468
  6. FANUC 2,273
  7. DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,267
  8. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,611
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,534
  10. ISCAR IL 1,499

Top Applicants (CPC)

2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,642
  2. DISCO CORPORATION JP 3,316
  3. FANUC JP 3,111
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,711
  5. FANUC 2,163
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,113
  7. ISCAR IL 1,516
  8. SIEMENS DE 1,459
  9. LINCOLN GLOBAL US 1,433
  10. KOBE STEEL JP 1,423