B23K 26/1482
Detachable nozzles
Official title: {Detachable nozzles, e.g. exchangeable or provided with breakaway lines}
B23K26/1482 (Detachable nozzles) appears on 98 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Additive nanomanufacturing system and method30 Jun 2026US 12,668,868 B2Auburn University
- Locking mechanisms in a laser nozzle holder7 May 2024US 11,975,407 B2Hypertherm, Inc.
- Additive nanomanufacturing system and method20 Feb 2024US 11,905,588 B2Auburn University
- Laser metal deposition head2 Jan 2024US 11,858,068 B2FormAlloy Technologies, Inc.
- Optical unit for laser machining of a workpiece and laser machining device22 Aug 2023US 11,731,212 B2Bystronic Laser AG
- Multi-piece nozzle for a laser processing system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249392 A1Hypertherm, Inc.
- Multi-piece nozzle for a laser processing system with a replaceable nozzle bore27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249393 A1Hypertherm, Inc.
- Laser apparatus and suction nozzle13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233333 A1Taikisha Ltd.
- Overload protection device, and laser processing machine13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233342 A1Amada Company, Limited
- Laser torch consumables and accessories with quick connect and alignment23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208293 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for producing complex-shape objects271US 6,046,426 ASandia Corporation · 2000
- System and method for fabricating or repairing a part177US 7,020,539 B1Southern Methodist University · 2006
- Hand held powder-fed laser fusion welding torch68US 6,593,540 B1Honeywell International Inc. · 2003
- Nozzle particularly suited to direct metal deposition54US 6,534,745 B12003
- Computer controlled machine for punching and thermal cutting of workpieces51US 4,698,480 ATrumpf GmbH & Co. · 1987