B23K 15/00
Electron-beam welding or cutting
B23K15/00 (Electron-beam welding or cutting) appears on 1,405 US grants and 1,555 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 1,405
- Published applications
- 1,555
- Assignees
- 729
- Inventors
- 3,199
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 20 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 |
| 2005 | 7 | 24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 26 |
| 2007 | 11 | 19 |
| 2008 | 9 | 31 |
| 2009 | 5 | 24 |
| 2010 | 18 | 37 |
| 2011 | 12 | 31 |
| 2012 | 20 | 30 |
| 2013 | 18 | 57 |
| 2014 | 39 | 65 |
| 2015 | 38 | 104 |
| 2016 | 72 | 141 |
| 2017 | 72 | 206 |
| 2018 | 77 | 157 |
| 2019 | 126 | 116 |
| 2020 | 119 | 104 |
| 2021 | 91 | 88 |
| 2022 | 81 | 71 |
| 2023 | 68 | 52 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 |
| 2025 | 47 | 43 |
| 2026 | 22 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 15/0046Welding974
- B23K 15/0006Electron-beam welding or cutting: specially adapted for particular articles or work216
- B23K 15/0013Positioning or observing workpieces173
- B23K 15/02Control circuits therefor168
- B23K 15/002Devices involving relative movement between electron beam and workpiece163
- B23K 15/06Within a vacuum chamber135
- B23K 15/0026Auxiliary equipment130
- B23K 15/08Removing material98
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