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B23Q 41/02

Features relating to transfer of work between machines (arrangements for handling work for machine tools coordinated in production lines B23Q7/14)

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC: Features relating to transfer of work between machines

CPC: Features relating to transfer of work between machines (arrangements for handling work for machine tools coordinated in production lines B23Q7/14)

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IPC:

Combinations or associations of metal-working machines not directed to a particular result according to classes , or > Features relating to transfer of work between machines

CPC:

Combinations or associations of metal-working machines not directed to a particular result according to classes B21, B23, or B24 (B23Q37/00, B23Q39/00 take precedence; features relating to operations performed, if the different metal-working operations are of the same kind, see the subclass for the kind of operation, e.g. punching B21D, welding B23K, grinding B24B; features relating to technically specified combinations of different metal-working operations B23P23/00) > Features relating to transfer of work between machines (arrangements for handling work for machine tools coordinated in production lines B23Q7/14)

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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