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DIFF Subgroup
B23B 31/02

Chucks

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Chucks; Expansion mandrels; Adaptations thereof for remote control > Chucks

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) > Chucks

Of 14 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

5 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B23B 31/021 CPC only CPC only
  • B23B 31/023 CPC only CPC only
  • B23B 31/025 CPC only CPC only
  • B23B 31/028 CPC only CPC only
  • B23B 31/32 with jaws carried by diaphragm IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23B 31/34 with means enabling the workpiece to be reversed or tilted IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23B 31/36 with means for adjusting the chuck with respect to the working-spindle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23B 31/38 with overload clutches IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23B 31/39 Jaw changers since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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