IPC Subgroup
B23C 5/02 characterised by the shape of the cutter
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Milling-cutters > characterised by the shape of the cutter
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- MILLING
Filing statistics
IPC B23C 5/02 belongs to the parent subclass B23C, which recorded 50,049 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,150 in 2013 to 4,764 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 6,658 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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23C 5/04 Plain cutters, i.e. having essentially a cylindrical or tapered cutting surface of substantial length
- B23C 5/06 Face-milling cutters, i.e. having only or primarily a substantially flat cutting surface
- B23C 5/08 Disc-type cutters
- B23C 5/1 Shank-type cutters, i.e. with an integral shaft
- B23C 5/12 Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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