B23K 3/02
Soldering irons
Official title: Soldering irons; Bits
B23K3/02 (Soldering irons) appears on 451 US grants and 302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 451
- Published applications
- 302
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 733
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 10 |
| 2003 | 15 | 6 |
| 2004 | 13 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016 | 19 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 19 |
| 2018 | 8 | 19 |
| 2019 | 10 | 26 |
| 2020 | 22 | 19 |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 14 | 17 |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Network for controlling soldering systems and method therefor8 Sep 2026US 12,728,469 B2ERSA GmbH
- Annular structure for an electronic flame off wand19 May 2026US 12,629,761 B2SanDisk Technologies LLC
- Iron holder formed by a continuous piece of metal19 May 2026US 12,629,763 B2Apex Brands, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing soldered products21 Apr 2026US 12,605,783 B2Denso Corporation
- Semiconductor manufacturing equipment21 Apr 2026US 12,605,784 B2
- Air filtration system with main and subsidiary assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295493 A1Apex Brands, Inc.
- Air filtration assembly with positioning aid24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284766 A1Apex Brands, Inc.
- Radial multi-point solder tip and related solder device19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048447 A1Vertiv IT Systems, Inc.
- Compliant locating structure for a bond head assembly15 Jan 2026US 2026/0018557 A1Asmpt Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Light ring for a soldering iron20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353094 A1Apex Brands, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Heater-sensor complex502US 6,054,678 AHakko Corporation · 2000
- Soldering station with built-in self-calibration function494US 6,580,050 B1Pace Incorporated · 2003
- Semiconductor bonding tool137US 5,217,154 ASmall Precision Tools, Inc. · 1993
- Cordless electric devices having rechargeable battery pack(s)76US 4,084,123 ADisston, Inc. · 1978
- Integrated electronics workstation73US 6,554,174 B12003