B23C 5/02
Milling-cutters: characterised by the shape of the cutter
Official title: characterised by the shape of the cutter
B23C5/02 (Milling-cutters: characterised by the shape of the cutter) appears on 1,892 US grants and 2,041 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23C- Granted patents
- 1,892
- Published applications
- 2,041
- Assignees
- 619
- Inventors
- 2,594
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 28 | 12 |
| 2002 | 18 | 37 |
| 2003 | 33 | 54 |
| 2004 | 25 | 48 |
| 2005 | 38 | 46 |
| 2006 | 57 | 61 |
| 2007 | 38 | 71 |
| 2008 | 39 | 72 |
| 2009 | 40 | 63 |
| 2010 | 37 | 78 |
| 2011 | 38 | 89 |
| 2012 | 47 | 91 |
| 2013 | 69 | 115 |
| 2014 | 93 | 85 |
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| 2016 | 73 | 101 |
| 2017 | 127 | 122 |
| 2018 | 131 | 97 |
| 2019 | 127 | 141 |
| 2020 | 82 | 103 |
| 2021 | 69 | 92 |
| 2022 | 81 | 99 |
| 2023 | 62 | 68 |
| 2024 | 57 | 73 |
| 2025 | 52 | 58 |
| 2026 | 49 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23C 5/10Shank-type cutters, i.e. with an integral shaft1,266
- B23C 5/06Face-milling cutters, i.e. having only or primarily a substantially flat cutting surface357
- B23C 5/08Disc-type cutters232
- B23C 5/12Cutters specially designed for producing particular profiles101
- B23C 5/04Plain cutters, i.e. having essentially a cylindrical or tapered cutting surface of38
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- Cutting tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295690 A1Sumitomo Electric Hardmetal Corp.
- Cutting insert for use in face milling and face milling cutter comprising such a cutting insert1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295691 A1Seco Tools AB
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