B23K 11/18
Of non-ferrous metals
Official title: of non-ferrous metals (B23K11/20 takes precedence)
B23K11/18 (Of non-ferrous metals) appears on 121 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 337
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 14 |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Resistance spot welding method and resistance spot welding apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,605,787 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Resistance spot welding method of aluminum material, control device of resistance spot welding of aluminum material, and resistance spot welding machine17 Feb 2026US 12,551,966 B2Nadex Co., Ltd.
- Resistance welding methods, assemblies, and vehicles13 Jan 2026US 12,521,813 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Electronic component, lead part connection structure, and lead part connection method30 Dec 2025US 12,510,421 B2SEMITEC Corporation
- Resistance-welded assemblies and resistance welding methods25 Nov 2025US 12,479,040 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for controlling a resistance element welding process, data processing apparatus, computer program, computer-readable storage medium, and resistance welding apparatus13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233327 A1Volvo Car Corporation
- Method for producing secondary battery, and secondary battery30 Oct 2025US 2025/0337132 A1Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Flawless aluminum resistance welding system and method9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312863 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Welding assemblies and methods13 Mar 2025US 2025/0083245 A1Innovative Weld Solutions Ltd.
- Zinc Coated Mn-containing advanced high strength steel and method of manufacturing the same6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043407 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Projection welding of an aluminum sheet57US 6,791,056 B2Alcoa Inc. · 2004
- Connector housings, use of, and method therefor29US 9,284,970 B2Bal Seal Engineering, Inc. · 2016
- Resistance welding of aluminum28US 5,302,797 ASumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. · 1994
- Joining method of dissimilar metal plates and dissimilar metal joined body27US 8,502,105 B2Kobe Steel, Ltd. · 2013
- Powder materials for use in resistance welding aluminum articles and method of resistance welding aluminum articles23US 5,753,885 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998