B23Q 17/00
Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools
Official title: Arrangements for {observing,} indicating or measuring on machine tools (for automatic control or regulation of feed movement, cutting velocity or position of tool or work B23Q15/00)
B23Q17/00 (Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools) appears on 3,011 US grants and 2,858 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 3,011
- Published applications
- 2,858
- Assignees
- 1,401
- Inventors
- 6,306
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 | 0 |
| 1987 | 45 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | 35 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 55 | 26 |
| 2002 | 51 | 56 |
| 2003 | 76 | 72 |
| 2004 | 48 | 94 |
| 2005 | 69 | 72 |
| 2006 | 61 | 84 |
| 2007 | 53 | 47 |
| 2008 | 55 | 58 |
| 2009 | 27 | 68 |
| 2010 | 38 | 98 |
| 2011 | 42 | 69 |
| 2012 | 54 | 74 |
| 2013 | 68 | 91 |
| 2014 | 59 | 85 |
| 2015 | 73 | 111 |
| 2016 | 83 | 115 |
| 2017 | 98 | 166 |
| 2018 | 112 | 175 |
| 2019 | 187 | 192 |
| 2020 | 153 | 204 |
| 2021 | 117 | 195 |
| 2022 | 150 | 185 |
| 2023 | 129 | 166 |
| 2024 | 152 | 154 |
| 2025 | 137 | 118 |
| 2026 | 89 | 83 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B23Q 17/22Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating or1,049
- B23Q 17/24Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: using optics or871
- B23Q 17/09Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating or765
- B23Q 17/20Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating or316
- B23Q 17/002Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating or241
- B23Q 17/12Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating or102
- B23Q 17/006Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for indicating the89
- B23Q 17/007Arrangements for observing, indicating or measuring on machine tools: for managing machine84
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