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B23K 26/50

Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece

Introduced: January 2014

Full Title

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Working by transmitting the laser beam through or within the workpiece

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2014.

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  • B23K 26/53 for modifying or reforming the material inside the workpiece, e.g. for producing break initiation cracks since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/55 for creating voids inside the workpiece, e.g. for forming flow passages or flow patterns since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B23K 26/57 the laser beam entering a face of the workpiece from which it is transmitted through the workpiece material to work on a different workpiece face, e.g. for effecting removal, fusion splicing, modifying or reforming 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