B23B 41/00
Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work
Official title: Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work {(surgical drilling machines A61B17/16)}; Accessories specially adapted therefor
B23B41/00 (Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work) appears on 535 US grants and 426 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23B- Granted patents
- 535
- Published applications
- 426
- Assignees
- 350
- Inventors
- 1,091
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 | 20 |
| 2013 | 12 | 18 |
| 2014 | 21 | 30 |
| 2015 | 12 | 27 |
| 2016 | 30 | 34 |
| 2017 | 35 | 36 |
| 2018 | 32 | 35 |
| 2019 | 40 | 33 |
| 2020 | 31 | 25 |
| 2021 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 20 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23B 41/12Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for130
- B23B 41/003Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for70
- B23B 41/02Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for63
- B23B 41/04Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for28
- B23B 41/06Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for19
- B23B 41/14Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for13
- B23B 41/10Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for8
- B23B 41/16Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work: for7
Recent patents
- Precisely-positioned drilling apparatus for steel tubular joints and application method thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,734,588 B2Fuzhou Urban and Rural Construcation Group CO., Ltd
- Combined drilling and stopping system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,795 B2Mueller International, LLC
- Tool insert in a cylinder boring machine for machining a cylinder bore1 Sep 2026US 12,722,210 B2Van Norman Machine India PVT LTD
- Active piezoelectric tool, active piezoelectric device and operating method of the active piezoelectric tool2 Jun 2026US 12,643,156 B2Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
- Tube notching apparatus with adjustable positioning features3 Feb 2026US 12,539,546 B2
- Systems and Methods for Downward Drilling Robotic Systems27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251050 A1August Robotics Limited
- Numerical control device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0252050 A1Fanuc Corporation
- Precision guide for a bowling ball drill bit6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225164 A1
- Support jig and support method for cutting tool18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166666 A1IHI Corporation
- Drilling Jig for a Profile Sealing Strand, Application Head, System for Applying a Profile Sealing Strand to a Door or Body of a Motor Vehicle, and Method for Creating a Bore9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097436 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Geodesic structure forming systems and methods117US 9,789,548 B2The Boeing Company · 2017
- Method and apparatus of infinitely sizing a mini blind66US 4,993,131 ANewell Operating Company · 1991
- Robot59US 4,648,454 A1987
- Method and apparatus of infinitely sizing a mini blind58US 5,072,494 ANewell Operating Company · 1991
- Automatic traversing drilling unit and method of using51US 4,599,018 AThe Boeing Company · 1986