Tools for this purpose

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Forming thread by means of tools similar both in form and in manner of use to thread-cutting tools, but without removing any material > Tools for this purpose

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:: THREAD CUTTING; WORKING OF SCREWS, BOLT HEADS OR NUTS, IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH

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