B23K 37/02
Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element
B23K37/02 (Carriages for supporting the welding or cutting element) appears on 1,033 US grants and 1,358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 1,033
- Published applications
- 1,358
- Assignees
- 682
- Inventors
- 2,950
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 13 | 20 |
| 2007 | 9 | 17 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 25 |
| 2010 | 9 | 29 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 | 37 |
| 2013 | 27 | 55 |
| 2014 | 29 | 69 |
| 2015 | 37 | 72 |
| 2016 | 44 | 68 |
| 2017 | 55 | 65 |
| 2018 | 41 | 79 |
| 2019 | 73 | 85 |
| 2020 | 72 | 88 |
| 2021 | 56 | 109 |
| 2022 | 73 | 108 |
| 2023 | 74 | 108 |
| 2024 | 71 | 106 |
| 2025 | 84 | 75 |
| 2026 | 49 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23K 37/0211Travelling on a guide member587
- B23K 37/0276For working on or in tubes148
- B23K 37/0282Carriages forming part of a welding unit112
- B23K 37/0294Transport carriages or vehicles96
- B23K 37/0241Attachments between the welding or cutting element and the carriage71
- B23K 37/0247Driving means68
- B23K 37/0258Electric supply or control circuits therefor66
- B23K 37/0288Carriages forming part of a cutting unit48
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