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B23K 26/382

by boring

Introduced: January 2014

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Removing material > by boring or cutting > by boring

CPC:

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Removing material (B23K26/55, B23K26/57 take precedence) > by boring or cutting > by boring

Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 2014.

Child Classifications

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  • B23K 26/384 of specially shaped holes since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/386 of blind holes since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/388 Trepanning, i.e. boring by moving the beam spot about an axis since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/389 CPC only CPC only

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