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B23D 73/04

Methods or machines for the manufacture of files or rasps

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Making files or rasps > Methods or machines for the manufacture of files or rasps

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 73/06 Cutting the working surfaces by means of chisels
  • B23D 73/08 Milling, planing, slotting, knurling, or broaching the working surfaces
  • B23D 73/1 Grinding the working surfaces
  • B23D 73/12 Peculiar procedures for sharpening or otherwise treating the working surfaces

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