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B23C 5/12

Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles (B23C5/10 takes precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles

CPC: Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles (B23C5/10 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Milling-cutters > characterised by the shape of the cutter > Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles

CPC:

Milling-cutters (for cutting gear-teeth B23F21/12) > characterised by the shape of the cutter > Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles (B23C5/10 takes precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

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  • B23C 5/14 essentially comprising curves 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