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IPC Main Group
B23K 26/00

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring

Introduced: July 1974

Last revised: January 2014

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

Filing statistics

IPC B23K 26/00 belongs to the parent subclass B23K, which recorded 516,255 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 24,268 in 2013 to 67,503 in 2023 (+178%). The most active applicants in class B23 are ITW (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) (3,407 applications), FANUC (3,120 applications) and DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM (2,777 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Additional Content

Laser sintering of metallic powder Laser sintering of plastics Laser sintering of glass Laser sintering of ceramics Laser assisted deposition Laser assisted chemical etching

Related Keywords

CUTTING metal by laser beamsevering non-metallic material by LASER(S)

15 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B23K 26/16 Removal of by-products, e.g. particles or vapours produced during treatment of a workpiece
  • B23K 26/18 using absorbing layers on the workpiece, e.g. for marking or protecting purposes
  • B23K 26/351 for trimming or tuning of electrical components
  • B23K 26/6 Preliminary treatment
  • B23K 26/7 Auxiliary operations or equipment

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