B23K 7/10
Auxiliary devices
Official title: Auxiliary devices, e.g. for guiding or supporting the torch
B23K7/10 (Auxiliary devices) appears on 301 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23K- Granted patents
- 301
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 469
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and machine for cutting and removing workpiece parts from a plate-shaped material2 Jun 2026US 12,643,178 B2TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
- Laser working machine and method for maintaining laser working machine31 Mar 2026US 12,589,449 B2Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
- Method for producing workpiece parts from a plate-shaped workpiece, data processing program and processing machine for producing the workpiece parts11 Nov 2025US 12,465,989 B2TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
- Configuring signal devices in thermal processing systems4 Feb 2025US 12,217,118 B2Hypertherm, Inc.
- Steel-frame cutting method and device19 Nov 2024US 12,145,222 B2Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Numerical control device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244189 A1Fanuc Corporation
- Numerical control device and program25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178011 A1Fanuc Corporation
- Combustible gas5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062634 A1Iwatani Industrial Gases Corp.
- Oxy-fuel welding and cutting system and method of operating the system4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367744 A1Messer Cutting Systems GmbH
- Scrap cutting system with moveable enclosure30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332648 A1Edw. C. Levy Co.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cutting apparatus with thermal and nonthermal cutters, and associated methods48US 6,222,155 B1The ESAB Group, Inc. · 2001
- Torch angle setting apparatus43US 6,201,207 B1Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Rest pad for an infant39US 5,351,348 A1994
- Method and system for eliminating external piercing in NC cutting of nested parts35US 9,020,628 B22015
- Safety welding cart30US 7,252,297 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 2007