B23K 37/08
Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by
Official title: for flash removal
B23K37/08 (Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted for a procedure covered by) appears on 130 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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