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B23K 26/16

Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece (by a fluid stream B23K26/142)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece

CPC: Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece (by a fluid stream B23K26/142)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece

CPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece (by a fluid stream B23K26/142)

Additional Content IPC

Removal of by-products by a fluid stream

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