IPC Main Group
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
Child Classifications
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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
- 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