IPC Main Group
B23K 5/00 Gas flame welding
Introduced: September 1968
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
FLAME welding of metal parts
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23K 5/02 Seam welding
- B23K 5/1 Welding workpieces essentially comprising layers of different metals, e.g. plated workpieces
- B23K 5/12 taking account of the properties of the material to be welded
- B23K 5/18 for purposes other than joining parts, e.g. built-up welding
- B23K 5/2 making use of vibrations, e.g. supersonic vibrations
- B23K 5/213 Preliminary treatment
- B23K 5/22 Auxiliary equipment, e.g. backings, guides
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