B23K 26/21
By welding
Official title: by welding
B23K26/21 (By welding) appears on 2,950 US grants and 4,029 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 2,950
- Published applications
- 4,029
- Assignees
- 1,562
- Inventors
- 8,136
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 33 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 16 |
| 2002 | 40 | 48 |
| 2003 | 46 | 45 |
| 2004 | 43 | 74 |
| 2005 | 33 | 77 |
| 2006 | 47 | 72 |
| 2007 | 23 | 52 |
| 2008 | 20 | 60 |
| 2009 | 27 | 81 |
| 2010 | 33 | 93 |
| 2011 | 49 | 99 |
| 2012 | 53 | 92 |
| 2013 | 64 | 141 |
| 2014 | 69 | 144 |
| 2015 | 89 | 179 |
| 2016 | 114 | 209 |
| 2017 | 154 | 197 |
| 2018 | 117 | 249 |
| 2019 | 184 | 275 |
| 2020 | 224 | 255 |
| 2021 | 194 | 252 |
| 2022 | 197 | 275 |
| 2023 | 163 | 280 |
| 2024 | 181 | 309 |
| 2025 | 170 | 255 |
| 2026 | 141 | 200 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laser welding monitoring device and laser welding monitoring method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,368 B2Amada Company, Limited
- Laser welding apparatus and laser welding method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,370 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Laser processing device and laser processing method using same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,373 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Laser processing machine and method of correcting spot diameter of laser processing machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,378 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Structural members for a vehicle and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,752,855 B2Autotech Engineering S.L.
- Coaxial laser hotwire head8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307170 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Mounting pin holders using a laser welding process8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307182 A1Shenzhen STS Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
- Hybrid butt-lap joint, and method of production8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309174 A1His Majesty the King In Right of Canada, AS Represented By the Minister of Natural Resources
- Laser welding method and power storage device manufacturing method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312252 A1Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
- Laser weldable sterling alloy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295657 A1James Avery Craftsman, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Semiconductor electrical heater and method for making same354US 5,498,850 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1996
- Surgical anvil manufacturing methods352US 11,266,405 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2022
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing262US 9,254,535 B2Velo3D, Inc. · 2016
- Method and apparatus for assembly of car bodies and other 3-dimensional objects259US 5,380,978 A1995
- Welded stent having a welded soluble core231US 9,675,477 B2Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · 2017