IPC Main Group
B23Q 11/00 Accessories fitted to machine tools for keeping tools or parts of the machine in good working condition or for cooling work; Safety devices specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL, CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
Related Keywords
machining metal in inert ATMOSPHERESWORKING metal in inert atmospheres by machining
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B23Q 11/02 Devices for removing scrap from the cutting teeth of circular cutters
- B23Q 11/04 Arrangements preventing overload of tools, e.g. restricting load
- B23Q 11/06 Safety devices for circular cutters
- B23Q 11/08 Protective coverings for parts of machine tools; Splash guards
- B23Q 11/1 Arrangements for cooling or lubricating tools or work
- B23Q 11/12 Arrangements for cooling or lubricating parts of the machine
- B23Q 11/14 Methods or arrangements for maintaining a constant temperature in parts of machine tools
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