B23K 20/1225
Particular aspects of welding with a non-consumable tool
Official title: {Particular aspects of welding with a non-consumable tool}
B23K20/1225 (Particular aspects of welding with a non-consumable tool) appears on 116 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
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- 324
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2025 | 6 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
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Recent patents
- Solid-phase molding processing method19 May 2026US 12,629,769 B2
- Method for manufacturing joined body, and joining device12 May 2026US 12,623,300 B2Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Wire-feed friction stir additive manufacturing systems, devices, and methods31 Mar 2026US 12,589,446 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Rotating tool, joining device, and joining method3 Feb 2026US 12,539,556 B2Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Rotating member for friction stirring, welding apparatus, and welding method27 Jan 2026US 12,533,744 B2Keihin Ramtech Co., Ltd.
- Welded body, method for friction stir spot welding, and device for friction stir spot welding1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295717 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Machine tool implementing a friction stir welding method, working method thereof and friction stir welding tool24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284776 A1Comau France
- Systems and methods for producing extruded materials from loose chips30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216774 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
- Regulation layer for dissimilar metal friction welding interface and aluminum-steel friction welding method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200016 A1Nanchang Hangkong University
- Wire-feed friction stir additive manufacturing systems, devices, and methods9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192381 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Friction stir fabrication48US 8,893,954 B2Aeroprobe Corporation · 2014
- Friction stir fabrication40US 8,636,194 B2Schultz-Creehan Holdings, Inc. · 2014
- Self-reacting friction stir welding tool with the ability to add filler material39US 8,397,974 B2Aeroprobe Corporation · 2013
- Friction stir welding improvements for metal matrix composites, ferrous alloys, non-ferrous alloys, and superalloys using a superabrasive tool28US 7,494,040 B2Advanced Metal Products, Inc. · 2009
- Perforated composites for joining of metallic and composite materials27US 7,624,910 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2009