of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping, or rotating work

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts > of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping, or rotating work

CPC:

Sawing machines or sawing devices working with circular saw blades, characterised only by constructional features of particular parts (constructional features of these parts per se B23Q; details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F5/00) > of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping, or rotating work

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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B23D 47/042 CPC only CPC only
B23D 47/045 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
B23D 47/06 for stock of indefinite length +1 CPC 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