B23K 20/16
Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the
Official title: with interposition of special material to facilitate connection of the parts, e.g. material for absorbing or producing gas
B23K20/16 (Non-electric welding by applying impact or other pressure, with or without the) appears on 399 US grants and 378 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 399
- Published applications
- 378
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 957
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 19 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17 |
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| 2015 | 18 | 30 |
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| 2018 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 |
| 2020 | 21 | 16 |
| 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| 2022 | 9 | 18 |
| 2023 | 18 | 11 |
| 2024 | 21 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reducing material for gas pressure welding and gas pressure welding method1 Sep 2026US 12,722,222 B2Murayoshi Gas Pressure Welding Industry Co., Ltd.
- Components and the manufacture thereof via welding with reduced alloy-depletion31 Mar 2026US 12,589,433 B2Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc.
- Smart controller for exothermic welding and related systems and methods17 Mar 2026US 12,576,456 B2TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Systems and methods for ultrasonic additive manufacturing of metals17 Feb 2026US 12,551,970 B2University of Tennessee Research Foundation
- Method and system for joining metal workpieces to provide a workpiece assembly28 Oct 2025US 12,454,025 B2
- Components and the manufacture thereof via welding with reduced alloy-depletion16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199974 A1
- Method for joining structural elements11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158584 A1
- Method for preparing alloy for diffusion bonding, and diffusion bonding material produced using method for preparing alloy for diffusion bonding2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091446 A1Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
- Reducing material for gas pressure welding and gas pressure welding method4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367753 A1Murayoshi Gas Pressure Welding Industry Co., Ltd.
- Joining method13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345883 A1Tazmo Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus293US 6,992,026 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. · 2006
- Particle-enhanced joining of metal surfaces233US 5,083,697 A1992
- Electronic component and method of manufacture123US 6,164,523 ASemiconductor Components Industries, LLC · 2000
- Laser processing method for cutting a wafer-like object by using a laser to form modified regions within the object117US 7,396,742 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. · 2008
- Electrical interconnect using particle enhanced joining of metal surfaces115US 5,430,614 AParticle Interconnect, Inc. · 1995