B23H 7/08
Wire electrodes
B23H7/08 (Wire electrodes) appears on 543 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23H- Granted patents
- 543
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 669
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 6 |
| 2003 | 12 | 8 |
| 2004 | 13 | 11 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 23 |
| 2014 | 11 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 22 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 21 |
| 2021 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electric discharge machining apparatus and method for fixing power conductor in electric discharge machining apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,691,515 B2Sodick Co., Ltd.
- Horizontal wire electrical discharge machining28 Jul 2026US 12,691,516 B2EDM Network, Inc.
- Sealing device and wire electrical discharge machine28 Jul 2026US 12,691,517 B2Fanuc Corporation
- Wire electric discharge machining apparatus7 Jul 2026US 12,673,376 B2Sodick Co., Ltd.
- Electrode wire for electrical discharge machining and preparation method thereof30 Jun 2026US 12,667,898 B2Ningbo Boway Alloy Hightech Wire Co. Ltd
- Sealing device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295700 A1Fanuc Corporation
- Electrode wire18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168128 A1Thermocompact
- Method and system for controlling machining accuracy of wire electrochemical trimming for complex profile2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091438 A1Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Wedm-adapted wire electrode and method for manufacturing wedm-adapted wire electrode29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027635 A1Proterial, Ltd.
- Wire electrical discharge machining device with interchangeable tool holding system15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014634 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of and apparatus for dispensing wire from a wire storage spool93US 4,530,471 AInoue-Japax Research Incorporated · 1985
- Method and apparatus for receiving a universal input voltage in a welding power source68US 5,601,741 AIllinois Tool Works Inc. · 1997
- Wire electrode for cutting an electrode workpiece by electrical discharges51US 4,341,939 AAteliers des Charmilles S.A. · 1982
- Electrode for electrical discharge machining43US 4,287,404 AAteliers des Charmilles S.A. · 1981
- Electrode wire for use in electric discharge machining and process for preparing same38US 4,686,153 AFujikura Ltd. · 1987