Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally
Official title: Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine (work-tables or other parts, e.g. faceplates, normally not incorporating means for securing work B23Q1/00; automatic position control B23Q15/00 {; food cutting boards A47J47/00; workpiece support for dies B21D37/02}; rotary tool heads for turning-machines B23B3/24, B23B3/26; non-driven tool holders B23B29/00; general features of turrets B23B29/24 {; drawbars in spindles B23B31/261; for electrical discharge machining B23H11/003; for welding B23K37/04; means for securing grinding wheels B24B45/00; mountings for abrasive wheels B24D5/16}; tools or bench devices for fastening, connecting, disengaging or holding B25B {; chucks for percussive tools B25D17/084; work benches for manual work B25H1/00; devices for securing circular saw blades B27B5/32; for assembling or manufacturing aircrafts B64F5/10; devices for holding circuit boards H05K13/0061; for holding semiconductors or wafers H10P72/00})
B23Q3/00 (Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally) appears on 4,491 US grants and 3,595 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 4,491
- Published applications
- 3,595
- Assignees
- 2,035
- Inventors
- 8,104
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 62 | 0 |
| 1977 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 48 | 0 |
| 1984 | 46 | 0 |
| 1985 | 69 | 0 |
| 1986 | 94 | 0 |
| 1987 | 92 | 0 |
| 1988 | 70 | 0 |
| 1989 | 100 | 0 |
| 1990 | 67 | 0 |
| 1991 | 66 | 0 |
| 1992 | 74 | 0 |
| 1993 | 72 | 0 |
| 1994 | 69 | 0 |
| 1995 | 67 | 0 |
| 1996 | 57 | 0 |
| 1997 | 60 | 0 |
| 1998 | 66 | 0 |
| 1999 | 108 | 0 |
| 2000 | 91 | 0 |
| 2001 | 90 | 36 |
| 2002 | 78 | 79 |
| 2003 | 83 | 73 |
| 2004 | 67 | 97 |
| 2005 | 56 | 105 |
| 2006 | 77 | 70 |
| 2007 | 54 | 74 |
| 2008 | 51 | 69 |
| 2009 | 34 | 78 |
| 2010 | 48 | 96 |
| 2011 | 49 | 86 |
| 2012 | 54 | 88 |
| 2013 | 74 | 176 |
| 2014 | 96 | 189 |
| 2015 | 131 | 227 |
| 2016 | 195 | 183 |
| 2017 | 162 | 183 |
| 2018 | 173 | 205 |
| 2019 | 181 | 217 |
| 2020 | 198 | 238 |
| 2021 | 182 | 212 |
| 2022 | 168 | 180 |
| 2023 | 161 | 186 |
| 2024 | 167 | 170 |
| 2025 | 131 | 155 |
| 2026 | 100 | 123 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- B23Q 3/155Arrangements for automatic insertion or removal of tools1,514
- B23Q 3/02Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally1,490
- B23Q 3/18Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally674
- B23Q 3/15Devices for holding work using magnetic or electric force acting directly on332
- B23Q 3/12Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally231
- B23Q 3/005Guides for workpieces178
- B23Q 3/002Means to press a workpiece against a guide157
- B23Q 3/16Controlled in conjunction with the operation of the tool70
Recent patents
- Bonding head and bonding apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,380 B2Pac Tech—Packaging Technologies GmbH
- Device for clamping workpieces on machine tools6 Oct 2026US 12,752,384 B2Hydroblock S.r.l.
- Toggle clamp6 Oct 2026US 12,752,402 B2Forward Co., Ltd.
- Tool transport device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,628 B2Dmg Mori Co., Ltd.
- Sensing tool holder29 Sep 2026US 12,746,629 B2National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
- Machining center for the mechanical processing of workpieces8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307188 A1MG Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
- Clamping device for a machining center and machining center8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307189 A1MG Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
- Substrate holding apparatus and substrate bonding apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307190 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Substrate holding apparatus and substrate bonding apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307191 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Machine tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307196 A1Etxe-Tar, S.A.
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- Automated end effector component reloading system for use with a robotic system1,066US 10,071,452 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Tool changer for vertical boring machine1,027US 4,321,746 AWhite Consolidated Industries, Inc. · 1982
- Stapling instrument for use with a robotic system550US 10,780,539 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020