B23K 26/22
Spot welding
B23K26/22 (Spot welding) appears on 438 US grants and 560 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 438
- Published applications
- 560
- Assignees
- 348
- Inventors
- 1,415
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 11 | 37 |
| 2016 | 22 | 33 |
| 2017 | 26 | 34 |
| 2018 | 20 | 38 |
| 2019 | 23 | 54 |
| 2020 | 35 | 41 |
| 2021 | 35 | 28 |
| 2022 | 30 | 38 |
| 2023 | 28 | 35 |
| 2024 | 22 | 38 |
| 2025 | 21 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Battery, manufacturing method thereof and electronic product8 Sep 2026US 12,731,870 B2Zhuhai Cosmx Battery Co., Ltd.
- Welding method and welding apparatus for secondary battery, and monitoring method and monitoring apparatus for secondary battery welding process16 Jun 2026US 12,654,257 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Electrode welding method and electrode welding apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,654,258 B2Disco Corporation
- Welding method and electrode assembly manufactured by the same16 Jun 2026US 12,658,534 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Light detection and ranging system having a mounting connection and method of forming the same2 Jun 2026US 12,644,992 B2Intel Corporation
- Handheld laser welding systems and methods for output validation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284779 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Welding device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284788 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Battery module, battery pack including the same and method of manufacturing battery module10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269433 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Conductor joining method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249386 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Welding management device for managing welding conditions of spot welding27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249395 A1Fanuc Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Semiconductor electrical heater and method for making same354US 5,498,850 APhilip Morris Incorporated · 1996
- 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
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing197US 9,346,127 B2Velo3D, Inc. · 2016