B23K 2103/05
Stainless steel
Official title: {Stainless steel}
B23K2103/05 (Stainless steel) appears on 833 US grants and 1,038 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 833
- Published applications
- 1,038
- Assignees
- 615
- Inventors
- 2,370
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2008 | 7 | 38 |
| 2009 | 11 | 31 |
| 2010 | 9 | 45 |
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| 2017 | 38 | 86 |
| 2018 | 47 | 62 |
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| 2020 | 75 | 60 |
| 2021 | 43 | 64 |
| 2022 | 45 | 44 |
| 2023 | 38 | 46 |
| 2024 | 46 | 35 |
| 2025 | 30 | 23 |
| 2026 | 17 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Weld structure, stainless steel welded structure, stainless steel welded container and stainless steel22 Sep 2026US 12,741,344 B2Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation
- Thermos cup vacuumizing device and method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,069 B2Zhejiang Haers Vacuum Containers Co., Ltd.
- Vacuum adiabatic body11 Aug 2026US 12,704,214 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Three-dimensional printing systems and methods of their use4 Aug 2026US 12,697,684 B2Velo3D, Inc.
- Carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel rolling clad plate manufacturing method therefor19 May 2026US 12,629,766 B2Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
- Method and plant for making a batch freezing unit and batch freezing unit obtained by such method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273663 A1Ali Group S.R.L.—Carpigiani
- Super charger components27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251210 A1Zpe Licensing Inc.
- Visible laser welding of electronic packaging, automotive electrics, battery and other components13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233336 A1Nuburu, Inc.
- Mask and method for manufacturing the same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225179 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Stretchable Jewelry and Method of Manufacturing the Same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206924 A1Capolavoro GmbH
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- Forming structures from CAD solid models580US 6,391,251 B1Optomec Design Company · 2002
- Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents552US 5,780,807 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Porous stent drug delivery system529US 5,972,027 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Ultrashort pulse high repetition rate laser system for biological tissue processing480US 5,720,894 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1998