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B23F 15/00

Methods or machines for making gear wheels of special kinds, not covered by groups

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
MAKING GEARS OR TOOTHED RACKS

4 direct subcodes

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  • B23F 15/02 Making gear teeth on wheels of varying radius of operation, e.g. on elliptical wheels
  • B23F 15/04 Making fine-pitch gear teeth on clock wheels or the like by special machining
  • B23F 15/06 Making gear teeth on the front surface of wheels, e.g. for clutches or couplings with toothed faces
  • B23F 15/08 Making intermeshing rotors, e.g. of pumps

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