B23K 28/02
Combined welding or cutting procedures or apparatus
B23K28/02 (Combined welding or cutting procedures or apparatus) appears on 223 US grants and 304 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 304
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 706
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method and arrangement for building metallic objects by solid freeform fabrication23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108969 A1Norsk Titanium AS
- Apparatus and related methods for repairing machine parts using a hybrid pre-heating system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084211 A1Rtx Corporation
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- Laser-beam butt welding method7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249538 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Welding67US 4,014,777 A1977
- Method and apparatus for inductive preheating and welding along a weld path40US 6,265,701 B1Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2001
- Methods for laser cutting and processing tubing to make medical devices35US 8,333,897 B2Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 2012
- High-frequency electric resistance welding method using irradiation with a laser beam34US 4,649,256 ANippon Steel Corporation · 1987
- Welding method combining laser welding and MIG welding30US 4,507,540 AAgency of Industrial Science and Technology · 1985