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B23K 26/042

Automatically aligning the laser beam

Introduced: January 2014

Full Title

Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring > Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam > Automatically aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam, e.g. using the back-scattered light > Automatically aligning the laser beam

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

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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