B23Q 16/02 Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
Introduced: January 1985
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Indexing equipment
CPC: Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations not otherwise provided for > Indexing equipment
Equipment for precise positioning of tool or work into particular locations not otherwise provided for (automatic control or regulation of position of tool or work B23Q15/22; arrangements for indicating or measuring existing or desired position of tool or work B23Q17/22) > Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.
4 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- B23Q 16/04 having intermediate members, e.g. pawls, for locking the relatively movable parts in the indexed position since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B23Q 16/08 having means for clamping the relatively movable parts together in the indexed position since 1985 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,407
- FANUC JP 3,120
- DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 2,777
- HAN'S LASER TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY GROUP COMPANY 2,629
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,468
- FANUC 2,273
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,267
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,611
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1,534
- ISCAR IL 1,499
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) US 3,642
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 3,316
- FANUC JP 3,111
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,711
- FANUC 2,163
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,113
- ISCAR IL 1,516
- SIEMENS DE 1,459
- LINCOLN GLOBAL US 1,433
- KOBE STEEL JP 1,423