B23K 20/127
Friction stir welding involving a mechanical connection
Official title: {Friction stir welding involving a mechanical connection}
B23K20/127 (Friction stir welding involving a mechanical connection) appears on 94 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- 8 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Devices, systems, and methods for increased wear resistance during low temperature friction stir processing4 Nov 2025US 12,459,051 B2Mazak Corporation
- Friction element welding method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183865 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Method of Joining Conductors by Friction Stir Welding28 May 2026US 2026/0145265 A1NKT HV Cables AB
- Devices, systems, and methods for increased wear resistance during low temperature friction stir processing14 May 2026US 2026/0131398 A1Mazak Corporation
- Joining method, joined body, and joining device26 Sep 2024US 2024/0316873 A1Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mechanical metal joint for vehicle component6 Jun 2024US 2024/0181558 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Friction welding329US 5,460,317 AThe Welding Institute · 1995
- Friction stir welding fastener139US 9,555,580 B1Temper IP, LLC · 2017
- Friction plug welding65US 6,213,379 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2001
- Method of using friction stir welding to repair weld defects and to help avoid weld defects in intersecting welds45US 6,230,957 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2001
- Method and device for joining at least two adjoining work pieces by friction welding38US 6,722,556 B2GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH · 2004