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B23K 28/00

Welding or cutting not covered by groups B23K5/00 - B23K26/00

Introduced: July 1974

Title

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IPC: Welding or cutting not covered by groups

CPC: Welding or cutting not covered by groups B23K5/00 - B23K26/00

Full Title

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IPC:

Welding or cutting not covered by groups

CPC:

Welding or cutting not covered by groups B23K5/00 - B23K26/00

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

Child Classifications

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  • B23K 28/003 CPC only CPC only
  • B23K 28/006 CPC only CPC only
  • B23K 28/02 Combined welding or cutting procedures or apparatus since 1974 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