B23K 11/0026
Welding of thin articles
Official title: {Welding of thin articles}
B23K11/0026 (Welding of thin articles) appears on 130 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 130
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 375
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method for manufacturing a structure comprising cavities3 Oct 2024US 2024/0326153 A1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
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- Circuit board wire bonding and cutting apparatus16US 4,230,925 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1980
- Welded lap joint and method of making the same13US 4,187,407 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1980
- Welded battery elements and process12US 4,098,966 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1978
- Nail collator and welder12US 4,711,980 ASigma Tool & Machine · 1987