B23K 33/008
For automotive applications
Official title: {for automotive applications}
B23K33/008 (For automotive applications) appears on 119 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 119
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 384
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Motor vehicle component and method for producing the same11 Aug 2026US 12,703,022 B2Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
- Lap fillet weld joint, production method thereof and member with closed cross section13 Jan 2026US 12,523,246 B2Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Variable gage blank11 Nov 2025US 12,466,003 B2Twb Company, LLC
- Piston blank, piston and method3 Sep 2024US 12,078,247 B2KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH
- Agile robotic headlamp assembly with sonic fastening and injected lens adhesive23 Jan 2024US 11,878,475 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Method for producing a welded steel blank and associated welded steel blank4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151856 A1ArcelorMittal
- Method of tracking a blank edge for laser cutting13 Nov 2025US 2025/0345880 A1Magna International Inc.
- Joining structure and joining method for vehicle member24 Apr 2025US 2025/0128770 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Motor vehicle component and method for producing the same17 Apr 2025US 2025/0121426 A1Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH
- Lap fillet weld joint, production method thereof and member with closed cross section3 Aug 2023US 2023/0243376 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sheet-metal composite, method for joining sheets and joining device120US 9,006,605 B2Fft Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG · 2015
- Composite of sheet metal parts117US 8,631,996 B2FFT EDAG Produktionssysteme GmbH & Co. KG · 2014
- Constructive body and friction stir welding method99US 6,193,137 B1Hitachi, Ltd. · 2001
- Fabricating automotive spaceframes using electromagnetic forming or magnetic pulse welding47US 6,389,697 B1Fuel Cell Components and Integrators, Inc. · 2002
- Method of making hemmed joints utilizing laser welding45US 4,916,284 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1990