B23Q 16/02
Indexing equipment
Official title: Indexing equipment (specially adapted for gear-cutting machines B23F23/08)
B23Q16/02 (Indexing equipment) appears on 685 US grants and 371 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 685
- Published applications
- 371
- Assignees
- 390
- Inventors
- 1,076
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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| 2024 | 18 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23Q 16/08Having means for clamping the relatively movable parts together in the indexed251
- B23Q 16/04Having intermediate members206
- B23Q 16/022In which only the indexing movement is of importance172
- B23Q 16/021In which only the positioning elements are of importance43
- B23Q 16/028With positioning means between two successive indexing-points21
- B23Q 16/027With means for adjusting the distance between two successive indexing-points5
- B23Q 16/12Using optics5
Recent patents
- Indexing processing machine28 Apr 2026US 12,611,745 B2Sugino Machine Limited
- Adjustable part-manufacturing tool and associated systems and methods10 Mar 2026US 12,569,946 B2The Boeing Company
- Vacuum-compatible clamping and/or braking device10 Feb 2026US 12,544,880 B2HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- Cam mechanism, cam mechanism manufacturing method, camshaft manufacturing method, NC rotary table3 Feb 2026US 12,539,570 B2Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd.
- Pneumatic clamping and/or braking device3 Feb 2026US 12,539,580 B2HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
- Power tool system with miter gauge20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241508 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Cartridge, table rotator, and machine tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225196 A1Yamazaki Mazak Corporation
- Oscillating unit rotation control apparatus and machine tool including the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183884 A1Dmg Mori Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable part-manufacturing tool and associated systems and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0138219 A1The Boeing Company
- Pneumatic clamping and/or braking device14 May 2026US 2026/0131427 A1HEMA Maschinen- und Apparateschutz GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intermeshable article126US 4,875,259 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1989
- Machine tool rotary table locking apparatus122US 5,676,360 A1997
- Rotary drive positioning system for an indexing table118US 5,481,936 AYugen Kaisha Sozoan · 1996
- Indexing chuck105US 4,008,900 A1977
- Index table104US 4,049,252 A1977