B23Q 11/08
Protective coverings for parts of machine tools
Official title: Protective coverings for parts of machine tools; Splash guards
B23Q11/08 (Protective coverings for parts of machine tools) appears on 964 US grants and 718 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 964
- Published applications
- 718
- Assignees
- 530
- Inventors
- 1,825
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 30 |
| 2003 | 30 | 28 |
| 2004 | 28 | 27 |
| 2005 | 15 | 19 |
| 2006 | 14 | 12 |
| 2007 | 15 | 16 |
| 2008 | 11 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 21 |
| 2010 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 16 | 11 |
| 2012 | 11 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 23 |
| 2014 | 20 | 42 |
| 2015 | 16 | 36 |
| 2016 | 38 | 31 |
| 2017 | 28 | 54 |
| 2018 | 29 | 42 |
| 2019 | 62 | 47 |
| 2020 | 27 | 46 |
| 2021 | 29 | 36 |
| 2022 | 23 | 37 |
| 2023 | 28 | 39 |
| 2024 | 19 | 35 |
| 2025 | 22 | 17 |
| 2026 | 25 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23Q 11/0891Arranged between the working area and the operator228
- B23Q 11/0825Relatively slidable coverings152
- B23Q 11/0883For spindles78
- B23Q 11/085Flexible coverings75
- B23Q 11/0875Wipers for clearing foreign matter from slideways or slidable coverings64
- B23Q 11/0816Foldable coverings58
- B23Q 11/0866Using covering means adaptable to the workpieces25
- B23Q 11/0858Using a liquid bath or a liquid curtain20
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- Bellows for Separating Two Spaces and a Machining Apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284820 A1vhf camfacture Aktiengesellschaft
- Machine tool24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284821 A1Dmg Mori Co., Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Bone milling apparatus129US 5,607,269 AOsteotech, Inc. · 1997
- System for automatic finishing of machine parts124US 5,091,861 AN.C.T. Limited · 1992
- Table saw97US 5,857,507 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1999
- Dustless routers95US 4,051,880 AThe Singer Company · 1977
- Machine tools80US 4,037,982 AInfranor S.A. · 1977