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B23B 47/00

Constructional features of components specially designed for boring or drilling machines; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
TURNING; BORING

Filing statistics

IPC B23B 47/00 belongs to the parent subclass B23B, which recorded 180,015 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 10,228 in 2013 to 19,259 in 2023 (+88%), peaking at 25,132 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B23 are ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) (3,407 applications), FANUC (3,120 applications) and DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM (2,777 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23B 47/26 Liftable or lowerable drill heads or headstocks; Balancing arrangements therefor
  • B23B 47/28 Drill jigs for workpieces
  • B23B 47/3 Additional gear with one or more working-spindles attachable to the main working-spindle; Mounting the additional gear
  • B23B 47/32 Arrangements for preventing the running-out of drills or fracture of drills when getting through
  • B23B 47/34 Arrangements for removing chips out of the holes made; Chip-breaking arrangements attached to the tool

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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