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B23B 31/00

Chucks ; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control (faceplates B23Q1/50; rotary devices holding by magnetic and/or electrical force acting directly on work B23Q3/152)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control

CPC: Chucks ; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control (faceplates B23Q1/50; rotary devices holding by magnetic and/or electrical force acting directly on work B23Q3/152)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control

CPC:

Chucks ; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control (faceplates B23Q1/50; rotary devices holding by magnetic and/or electrical force acting directly on work B23Q3/152)

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 5 additional codes.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B23,2013–2023, 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)

Class B23,2013–2023, 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