B23K 26/0096
Portable laser equipment
Official title: {Portable laser equipment, e.g. hand-held laser apparatus}
B23K26/0096 (Portable laser equipment) appears on 151 US grants and 180 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 180
- Assignees
- 92
- Inventors
- 305
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Laser shock peening apparatus25 Mar 2025US 12,258,643 B2Airbus SAS
- Handheld laser welding systems and methods for output validation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284779 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Mobile imaging device, imaging system, imaging arrangement, and imaging method for imaging a cut edge17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273652 A1TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
- Fiber based laser welding system employing a quick release wire feed mechanism25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175328 A1
- Apparatus and associated methods for removing at least one portion of at least one coating system present in a multi-glazed window mounted on a stationary or mobile object25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176914 A1Agc Glass Europe
- Conduit system for handheld laser welder16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102850 A1Lincoln Global.Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser driver and control circuit455US 4,950,268 AXintec Inc. · 1990
- Automated laser workstation for high precision surgical and industrial interventions381US 6,099,522 AVISX, Incorporated · 2000
- Method and apparatus for high precision variable rate material removal and modification344US 6,156,030 AY-Beam Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Method of, and apparatus for, surgery of the cornea329US 6,210,401 B12001
- Tissue remover and method316US 6,669,685 B1Biolase Technology, Inc. · 2003