IPC Main Group
B23K 20/00 Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the application of heat, e.g. cladding or plating
Introduced: January 1980
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
Related Keywords
COLD -pressure weldingjoining by FORGING(S)HAMMERING metal for joining or plating
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23K 20/02 by means of a press
- B23K 20/04 by means of a rolling mill
- B23K 20/06 by means of high energy impulses, e.g. magnetic energy
- B23K 20/1 making use of vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic welding
- B23K 20/12 the heat being generated by friction; Friction welding
- B23K 20/14 Preventing or minimising gas access, or using protective gases or vacuum during welding
- B23K 20/16 with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas
- B23K 20/18 Zonal welding by interposing weld-preventing substances between zones not to be welded
- B23K 20/2 Special methods allowing subsequent separation, e.g. of metals of high quality from scrap material
- B23K 20/22 taking account of the properties of the materials to be welded
- B23K 20/24 Preliminary treatment
- B23K 20/26 Auxiliary equipment
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