B23K 11/002
Resistance welding: specially adapted for particular articles or work
Official title: {specially adapted for particular articles or work}
B23K11/002 (Resistance welding: specially adapted for particular articles or work) appears on 862 US grants and 823 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 862
- Published applications
- 823
- Assignees
- 515
- Inventors
- 2,025
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 20 | 18 |
| 2004 | 15 | 21 |
| 2005 | 9 | 19 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 |
| 2007 | 17 | 22 |
| 2008 | 6 | 16 |
| 2009 | 9 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 28 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
| 2012 | 13 | 26 |
| 2013 | 17 | 36 |
| 2014 | 17 | 34 |
| 2015 | 35 | 57 |
| 2016 | 15 | 47 |
| 2017 | 30 | 50 |
| 2018 | 34 | 43 |
| 2019 | 51 | 66 |
| 2020 | 43 | 51 |
| 2021 | 40 | 53 |
| 2022 | 36 | 35 |
| 2023 | 38 | 55 |
| 2024 | 45 | 31 |
| 2025 | 29 | 27 |
| 2026 | 11 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 11/004Welding of a small piece to a large or broad piece275
- B23K 11/0026Welding of thin articles130
- B23K 11/008Manufacturing of metallic grids or mats by spot welding97
- B23K 11/0073Butt welding of long articles advanced axially51
- B23K 11/0033Welding locally a thin plate to a large piece41
- B23K 11/0093Welding of honeycomb sandwich structures28
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of fabricating metallic sandwich structure109US 4,304,821 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1981
- Metallic sandwich structure and method of fabrication90US 4,217,397 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1980
- Techniques for adaptive control of force in resistance welding applications55US 6,169,263 AAutomation International Corp. · 2001
- Method of forming a reinforced structural building panel51US 4,614,013 A1986
- Welding assurance control techniques50US 5,367,138 AAutomation International Corp. · 1994