B23K 20/126
Workpiece support, i.e. backing or clamping
Official title: {Workpiece support, i.e. backing or clamping}
B23K20/126 (Workpiece support, i.e. backing or clamping) appears on 268 US grants and 292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pressing device for fixing workpiece onto worktable6 Oct 2026US 12,752,367 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Quick-pressing fixture for friction stir spot welding, and use method thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,686,074 B2Nanchang Hangkong University
- Friction stir welding tool and welding method26 May 2026US 12,636,728 B2The Boeing Company
- Method for manufacturing joined body, and joining device12 May 2026US 12,623,300 B2Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Instrumented tool handler for friction stir welding7 Apr 2026US 12,594,620 B2Mazak Corporation
- Particle-based friction stir additive manufacturing device and additive manufacturing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257295 A1Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Rotating tool, joining device, and joining method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225178 A1Nippon Light Metal Company, Ltd.
- Quick-pressing fixture for friction stir spot welding, and use method thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200009 A1Nanchang Hangkong University
- Large friction stir welded metallic components18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166645 A1Standex International Corporation
- Pressure-regulating inertial friction welding system and method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158583 A1Shandong University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Friction stir welding method, frame members used therein, and product formed thereby151US 6,050,474 AHitachi, Ltd. · 2000
- Weld root closure method for friction stir welds114US 5,769,306 AThe Boeing Company · 1998
- Contact backup roller approach to FSW process105US 6,070,784 AThe Boeing Company · 2000
- Friction stir welding with roller stops for controlling weld depth102US 5,971,247 ALockheed Martin Corporation · 1999
- Welding head88US 6,199,745 B1MTS Systems Corporation · 2001