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DIFF Subgroup
B23K 26/24

Seam welding

Introduced: January 2000

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Bonding > by welding > Seam welding

CPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Bonding (soldering by means of radiant energy B23K1/005) > by welding > Seam welding

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2000.

Child Classifications

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  • B23K 26/242 Fillet welding, i.e. involving a weld of substantially triangular cross section joining two parts since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/244 Overlap seam welding since 2014 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