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B23D 73/12

Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces (special treatment by sand-blast B24C1/02; sharpening files by etching C23F1/06)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces

CPC: Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces (special treatment by sand-blast B24C1/02; sharpening files by etching C23F1/06)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Making files or rasps > Methods or machines for the manufacture of files or rasps > Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces

CPC:

Making files or rasps > Methods or machines for the manufacture of files or rasps > Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces (special treatment by sand-blast B24C1/02; sharpening files by etching C23F1/06)

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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