B23K 26/70
Auxiliary operations or equipment
B23K26/70 (Auxiliary operations or equipment) appears on 1,798 US grants and 2,557 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 1,798
- Published applications
- 2,557
- Assignees
- 970
- Inventors
- 5,185
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 6 |
| 2002 | 26 | 49 |
| 2003 | 18 | 27 |
| 2004 | 32 | 33 |
| 2005 | 25 | 41 |
| 2006 | 35 | 54 |
| 2007 | 30 | 50 |
| 2008 | 16 | 43 |
| 2009 | 15 | 45 |
| 2010 | 32 | 36 |
| 2011 | 29 | 43 |
| 2012 | 29 | 34 |
| 2013 | 40 | 50 |
| 2014 | 37 | 47 |
| 2015 | 31 | 72 |
| 2016 | 51 | 113 |
| 2017 | 61 | 204 |
| 2018 | 69 | 162 |
| 2019 | 150 | 202 |
| 2020 | 148 | 186 |
| 2021 | 150 | 191 |
| 2022 | 125 | 180 |
| 2023 | 116 | 196 |
| 2024 | 140 | 196 |
| 2025 | 119 | 158 |
| 2026 | 91 | 139 |
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
- Laser blanking device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,376 B2Komatsu Industries Corporation
- Laser processing machine and method of correcting spot diameter of laser processing machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,378 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Bonding head and bonding apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,380 B2Pac Tech—Packaging Technologies GmbH
- Single-beam double-physical-effect coordinating and distributing method applicable to uniform laser shock and application thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,620 B2Shandong University
- Coaxial laser hotwire head8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307170 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Additive manufacturing systems and related methods utilizing risley prism beam steering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307171 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Single-crystal diamond microchannel without internal modified area, and manufacturing method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307177 A1Xi' An Jiaotong University
- Lens Protector Assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307178 A1Challenge Manufacturing Company
- Two-dimensional monitoring system and method for laser processing process based on trajectory compensation mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295723 A1Xi' An Jiaotong University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Machining apparatus with automatic restart function986US 5,293,024 AMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Method of, and apparatus for, surgery of the cornea329US 6,210,401 B12001
- Laser system and method for single press micromachining of multilayer workpieces267US 6,407,363 B2Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. · 2002
- Apparatuses, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing262US 9,254,535 B2Velo3D, Inc. · 2016
- Method of forming polycrystalline silicon layer on substrate by large area excimer laser irradiation201US 5,529,951 ASony Corporation · 1996