B23K 1/206
Cleaning
Official title: {Cleaning}
B23K1/206 (Cleaning) appears on 205 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 205
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 569
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 14 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for determining whether to clean a reflow oven14 Jul 2026US 12,678,878 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Surface treatment method14 Jul 2026US 12,678,879 B2L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Connecting element for insulated glazing with an electrically conductive coating and/or electrically controllable functional element23 Jun 2026US 12,662,870 B2Saint-Gobain Glass France
- Systems and methods for joining metal matrix composite materials16 Jun 2026US 12,654,247 B2The Boeing Company
- Method of cleaning a bottom plate26 May 2026US 12,636,724 B2Ableprint Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for joining dissimilar materials of titanium metal and solder for vacuum vessel sealing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295703 A1Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
- Method of cleaning a bottom plate3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257289 A1Ableprint Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method of cleaning a bottom plate3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257291 A1Ableprint Technology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and Process for Removal of Surface Oxides18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171343 A1Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- Systems and methods for joining metal matrix composite materials25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387845 A1The Boeing Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluxless soldering process70US 4,921,157 AMicroelectronics Center of North Carolina · 1990
- Method for forming a flip chip semiconductor package58US 6,510,976 B2Advanpack Solutions Pte Ltd. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for soldering without using flux49US 5,193,738 AMicroFab Technologies, Inc. · 1993
- Method of fabricating an electronic circuit device and apparatus for performing the method48US 6,227,436 B1Hitachi, Ltd. · 2001
- Metal surface cleaning processes47US 5,000,819 APlessey Overseas Limited · 1991