B23K 20/1215
For other purposes than joining
Official title: {for other purposes than joining, e.g. built-up welding}
B23K20/1215 (For other purposes than joining) appears on 109 US grants and 157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 109
- Published applications
- 157
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 322
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 18 |
| 2026 | 7 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for direct deposition of thixotropic alloys4 Aug 2026US 12,697,659 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Solid state manufacturing tools and methods using them9 Jun 2026US 12,649,178 B2MELD Manufacturing Corporation
- Soft touch solid-state additive manufacturing process and system19 May 2026US 12,629,768 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Solid-phase molding processing method19 May 2026US 12,629,769 B2
- Cold spray additive manufacturing of multi-material electrical contacts28 Apr 2026US 12,611,712 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Ultrasonic Assisted Additive Friction Stir Deposition24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284774 A1University of Kentucky Research Foundation
- Tooling for additive friction stir deposition24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284775 A1University of Kentucky Research Foundation
- Particle-based friction stir additive manufacturing device and additive manufacturing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257295 A1Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Hollow fan blade with solid state additive manufactured cover skin27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251066 A1Rtx Corporation
- Process for manufacturing an aluminium alloy part20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242898 A1C-TEC Constellium Technology Center
Most cited
By later US patents
- Object consolidation through sequential material deposition104US 6,814,823 B1Solidica, Inc. · 2004
- Object consolidation employing friction joining79US 6,457,629 B1Solidica, Inc. · 2002
- Forming metallic composite materials by urging base materials together under shear69US 5,262,123 AThe Welding Institute · 1993
- Friction forming69US 5,469,617 AThe Welding Institute · 1995
- Friction plug welding65US 6,213,379 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2001