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B23Q 7/18

Orienting work on conveyors

Introduced: July 1974

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Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting > Loading work on to conveyors; Arranging work on conveyors, e.g. varying spacing between individual workpieces > Orienting work on conveyors

CPC:

Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting (incorporated in working-spindles B23B13/00) > Loading work on to conveyors; Arranging work on conveyors, e.g. varying spacing between individual workpieces > Orienting work on conveyors

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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