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B23D 53/00

Machines or devices for sawing with strap saw blades which are effectively endless in use, e.g. for contour cutting

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

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

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23D 53/02 with stationarily-mounted wheels carrying the strap
  • B23D 53/04 with the wheels carrying the strap mounted shiftably or swingingly, other than merely for adjustment
  • B23D 53/06 with shiftable or swinging work-table
  • B23D 53/08 for cutting profiled stock
  • B23D 53/1 Sawing devices working with strap saw blades able to be attached to a machine tool, whether or not replacing an operative portion of the machine tool
  • B23D 53/12 Hand-held or hand-operated sawing devices working with strap saw blades

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