B23K 26/08
Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
B23K26/08 (Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece) appears on 5,428 US grants and 6,923 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 5,428
- Published applications
- 6,923
- Assignees
- 2,389
- Inventors
- 12,593
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 77 | 0 |
| 2001 | 61 | 20 |
| 2002 | 93 | 106 |
| 2003 | 105 | 115 |
| 2004 | 97 | 139 |
| 2005 | 72 | 181 |
| 2006 | 83 | 161 |
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| 2008 | 79 | 191 |
| 2009 | 70 | 161 |
| 2010 | 101 | 158 |
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| 2012 | 132 | 177 |
| 2013 | 148 | 186 |
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| 2015 | 138 | 257 |
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| 2017 | 180 | 363 |
| 2018 | 177 | 391 |
| 2019 | 304 | 522 |
| 2020 | 352 | 461 |
| 2021 | 336 | 515 |
| 2022 | 326 | 455 |
| 2023 | 279 | 467 |
| 2024 | 324 | 411 |
| 2025 | 328 | 362 |
| 2026 | 185 | 260 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 26/083Devices involving movement of the workpiece in at least one axial direction2,025
- B23K 26/082Scanning systems, i.e. devices involving movement of the laser beam relative to1,948
- B23K 26/0869Devices involving movement of the laser head in at least one axial1,414
- B23K 26/0823Devices involving rotation of the workpiece743
- B23K 26/10Using a fixed support , i.e. involving moving the laser beam470
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Machining apparatus with automatic restart function986US 5,293,024 AMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Method and apparatus for producing parts by selective sintering887US 4,863,538 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1989
- Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents552US 5,780,807 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Process for forming outlet passageways in pills using a laser548US 4,088,864 AAlza Corporation · 1978
- Copper conductor annealing process employing high speed optical annealing with a low temperature-deposited optical absorber layer534US 7,335,611 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc. · 2008