B23K 11/252
Using digital means
Official title: {using digital means}
B23K11/252 (Using digital means) appears on 512 US grants and 335 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 512
- Published applications
- 335
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 945
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 20 | 9 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 16 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
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| 2021 | 13 | 24 |
| 2022 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 11/253The measured parameter being a displacement or a position123
- B23K 11/257The measured parameter being an electrical current117
- B23K 11/255The measured parameter being a force95
- B23K 11/256The measured parameter being the inter-electrode electrical resistance56
- B23K 11/258The measured parameter being a voltage51
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