B23K 26/1462
Nozzles
Official title: {Nozzles; Features related to nozzles}
B23K26/1462 (Nozzles) appears on 1,044 US grants and 1,188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 1,044
- Published applications
- 1,188
- Assignees
- 627
- Inventors
- 2,820
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 4 |
| 2002 | 29 | 30 |
| 2003 | 34 | 22 |
| 2004 | 23 | 34 |
| 2005 | 13 | 47 |
| 2006 | 19 | 35 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 |
| 2008 | 16 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 | 23 |
| 2010 | 17 | 23 |
| 2011 | 15 | 29 |
| 2012 | 15 | 22 |
| 2013 | 22 | 28 |
| 2014 | 23 | 16 |
| 2015 | 25 | 47 |
| 2016 | 16 | 49 |
| 2017 | 20 | 77 |
| 2018 | 34 | 69 |
| 2019 | 61 | 102 |
| 2020 | 65 | 106 |
| 2021 | 52 | 87 |
| 2022 | 72 | 74 |
| 2023 | 61 | 64 |
| 2024 | 61 | 65 |
| 2025 | 45 | 46 |
| 2026 | 22 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laser machining apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,369 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Bonding head and bonding apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,380 B2Pac Tech—Packaging Technologies GmbH
- Lens assembly and laser welding head15 Sep 2026US 12,734,607 B2Gangchun Laser Technology (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
- High power laser tunneling mining and construction equipment and methods of use25 Aug 2026US 12,715,063 B2Foro Energy, Inc.
- Additive manufacturing system with gas flow head25 Aug 2026US 12,715,072 B2VulcanForms Inc.
- Laser cutting nozzle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295728 A1WuHan Raycus Fiber Laser Technologies CO., LTD
- Welding apparatus and method for manufacturing power storage device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295729 A1Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
- Method and device for laser cladding with a primary and a secondary laser energy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295731 A1TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
- Device for generating an air flow to protect the protective glass of a laser optic of a laser-hybrid welding head and laser-hybrid welding head with such a device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273659 A1Fronius International GmbH
- Laser processing device, laser processing method, and recovery mechanism27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249389 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents552US 5,780,807 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Laser production of articles from powders454US 5,837,960 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1998
- Method and apparatus for direct laser cutting of metal stents361US 5,759,192 AAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Eye surgical instrument304US 3,982,541 A1976
- Method and system for producing complex-shape objects271US 6,046,426 ASandia Corporation · 2000