DIFF Subgroup
B23B 29/04 Tool holders for a single cutting tool
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Holders for non-rotary cutting tools; Boring bars or boring heads; Accessories for tool holders > Tool holders for a single cutting tool
CPC:
Holders for non-rotary cutting tools (B23B27/12 takes precedence); Boring bars or boring heads; Accessories for tool holders > Tool holders for a single cutting tool
Of 5 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B23B 29/06 Tool holders equipped with longitudinally-arranged grooves for setting the cutting tool IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23B 29/08 Tool holders equipped with grooves arranged crosswise to the longitudinal direction for setting the cutting tool IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,407
- FANUC JP 3,120
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 2,777
- HAN'S LASER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY GROUP COMPANY 2,629
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,468
- FANUC 2,273
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,267
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,611
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,534
- ISCAR IL 1,499
Top Applicants (CPC)
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