B23K 20/1295
Welding studs
Official title: {Welding studs}
B23K20/1295 (Welding studs) appears on 91 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Friction element welding method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,062 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Friction element welding method21 Jul 2026US 12,686,073 B2Jfe Steel Corporation
- Automated portable friction welding system and method of operation24 Mar 2026US 12,583,055 B2Fusematic Corporation
- Method for joining components and component composite24 Feb 2026US 12,560,188 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Apparatus and method for friction welding appurtenances to storage tanks13 Jan 2026US 12,521,815 B2Forge Tech, Inc.
- Method and device for non-destructively testing a connection point in a component assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259157 A1EJOT GmbH & Co. KG
- Friction element welding method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200006 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Friction element welding method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200007 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Friction element welding method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183865 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Friction element welding method28 May 2026US 2026/0145263 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Friction stir welding fastener139US 9,555,580 B1Temper IP, LLC · 2017
- Method to repair voids in aluminum alloys135US 5,975,406 AThe Boeing Company · 1999
- Friction plug welding65US 6,213,379 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2001
- Friction plunge riveting35US 6,769,595 B2Alcoa Inc. · 2004
- In-situ interlocking of metals using additive friction stir processing34US 9,511,446 B2Aeroprobe Corporation · 2016