B23K 37/00
Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by
Official title: Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass
B23K37/00 (Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by) appears on 4,224 US grants and 4,659 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 4,224
- Published applications
- 4,659
- Assignees
- 2,184
- Inventors
- 10,128
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 24 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 |
| 1980 | 26 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 36 | 0 |
| 1986 | 58 | 0 |
| 1987 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | 44 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 51 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 40 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 45 | 0 |
| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 73 | 0 |
| 2001 | 69 | 29 |
| 2002 | 76 | 61 |
| 2003 | 70 | 54 |
| 2004 | 49 | 76 |
| 2005 | 43 | 104 |
| 2006 | 60 | 107 |
| 2007 | 44 | 64 |
| 2008 | 45 | 96 |
| 2009 | 37 | 107 |
| 2010 | 73 | 121 |
| 2011 | 48 | 113 |
| 2012 | 96 | 110 |
| 2013 | 103 | 191 |
| 2014 | 97 | 191 |
| 2015 | 151 | 259 |
| 2016 | 160 | 233 |
| 2017 | 193 | 239 |
| 2018 | 146 | 269 |
| 2019 | 223 | 282 |
| 2020 | 241 | 286 |
| 2021 | 213 | 300 |
| 2022 | 212 | 299 |
| 2023 | 220 | 308 |
| 2024 | 216 | 306 |
| 2025 | 240 | 250 |
| 2026 | 142 | 204 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 37/04Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by2,745
- B23K 37/02Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element1,033
- B23K 37/006Safety devices for welding or cutting230
- B23K 37/003Cooling means for welding or cutting206
- B23K 37/06Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by157
- B23K 37/08Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by130
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