B23K 20/1265
Non-butt welded joints
Official title: {Non-butt welded joints, e.g. overlap-joints, T-joints or spot welds}
B23K20/1265 (Non-butt welded joints) appears on 310 US grants and 424 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 310
- Published applications
- 424
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 706
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Joining method, joined body, and joining device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,602 B2Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Fabrication of high-strength and lightweight beams and structures1 Sep 2026US 12,722,233 B2Tokyo Electron Limited
- Quick-pressing fixture for friction stir spot welding, and use method thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,686,074 B2Nanchang Hangkong University
- Bonding device and bonding method for friction stir bonding and resistance welding14 Jul 2026US 12,678,885 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Method for friction stir processing for the end surface of age-hardening aluminum alloy plates16 Jun 2026US 12,654,253 B2Jimei University
- Welded body, method for friction stir spot welding, and device for friction stir spot welding1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295717 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Friction stir spot welding device and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284778 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle member assembly and method for manufacturing the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284809 A1Magna International Inc.
- Aluminum blanks with reinforcement patches6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225143 A1Magna International Inc.
- Quick-pressing fixture for friction stir spot welding, and use method thereof16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200009 A1Nanchang Hangkong University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method to repair voids in aluminum alloys135US 5,975,406 AThe Boeing Company · 1999
- Tank and method of fabrication124US 5,697,511 ABoeing North American, Inc. · 1997
- Friction stir welding process to repair voids in aluminum alloys124US 5,971,252 AThe Boeing Company · 1999
- Friction stir welding method94US 6,536,651 B2Hitachi, Ltd. · 2003
- Welding head88US 6,199,745 B1MTS Systems Corporation · 2001