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IPC Subgroup
B23D 1/2

with tool-supports or work-supports specially mounted or guided for working in different directions or at different angles; Special purpose machines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Planing or slotting machines cutting by relative movement of the tool and workpiece in a horizontal straight line only > with tool-supports or work-supports specially mounted or guided for working in different directions or at different angles; Special purpose machines

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23D 1/22 for planing ingots or the like
  • B23D 1/24 for planing inner surfaces, e.g. of moulds
  • B23D 1/26 for planing edges or ridges or cutting grooves

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