B23K 26/704
Beam dispersers
Official title: {Beam dispersers, e.g. beam wells}
B23K26/704 (Beam dispersers) appears on 103 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 233
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2019 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Laser Processing Apparatus, Methods of Operating the Same, and Methods of Processing Workpieces Using the Same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166649 A1Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
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