B23P 17/04
Metal-working operations, not covered by a single other subclass or another group
Official title: characterised by the nature of the material involved or the kind of product independently of its shape
B23P17/04 (Metal-working operations, not covered by a single other subclass or another group) appears on 137 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23P- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 261
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 15 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 21 |
| 2014 | 15 | 22 |
| 2015 | 14 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Moving fluid in a rotating cylinder11 Aug 2026US 12,703,945 B2
- Production of a desired metal workpiece from a flat metal product22 Jul 2025US 12,365,974 B2ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
- Tool for assembling a main assembly using a single stroke25 Feb 2025US 12,233,494 B1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Golf club head21 Jan 2025US RE50,275 E1Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
- Dual-walled components for a gas turbine engine14 Jan 2025US 12,194,580 B2ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Sheet metal blanks with reinforced areas24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284810 A1
- Method for manufacturing an intercell cooling element with swelling compensation30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221537 A1Audi AG
- Material for assisting metal machining process and machining method12 Jun 2025US 2025/0188380 A1Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
- Tool for assembling a main assembly using a single stroke27 Feb 2025US 2025/0065454 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- System and Method for Powder Manufacturing7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367224 A1Metal Powder Works, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Golf club head376US 8,088,025 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 2012
- Golf club head89US 9,265,995 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 2016
- Method of forming members for sealing or baffling67US 7,249,415 B2Zephyros, Inc. · 2007
- Golf club head66US 8,328,663 B2Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. · 2012
- Golf club head with grooves and method of manufacture64US 7,927,230 B2Karsten Manufacturing Corporation · 2011