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DIFF Subgroup
B23Q 35/28

for control of a mechanical copying system

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Control systems or devices for copying directly from a pattern or a master model; Devices for use in copying manually > using a feeler or the like travelling along the outline of the pattern, model or drawing; Feelers, patterns, or models therefor > Feelers; Feeler units > designed for physical contact with a pattern or a model > for control of a mechanical copying system

CPC:

Control systems or devices for copying directly from a pattern or a master model; Devices for use in copying manually > using a feeler or the like travelling along the outline of the pattern, model or drawing; Feelers, patterns, or models therefor > Feelers; Feeler units > designed for a physical contact with a pattern or a model > for control of a mechanical copying system

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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