Combinations or associations of metal-working machines not directed to a particular result
Official title: Combinations or associations of metal-working machines not directed to a particular result according to classes B21, B23, or B24 (B23Q37/00, B23Q39/00 take precedence; features relating to operations performed, if the different metal-working operations are of the same kind, see the subclass for the kind of operation, e.g. punching B21D, welding B23K, grinding B24B; features relating to technically specified combinations of different metal-working operations B23P23/00)
B23Q41/00 (Combinations or associations of metal-working machines not directed to a particular result) appears on 204 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 204
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 542
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Recent patents
- Fully-automatic aluminum thermal-spraying corrosion prevention production line based on robots and visual recognition29 Sep 2026US 12,746,631 B2Guizhou Power Grid Company Limited
- Machine tool system18 Nov 2025US 12,474,696 B2Fanuc Corporation
- Management system using a bridge crane for loading an object onto a machine tool and unloading an object from the machine tool19 Aug 2025US 12,390,896 B2Buffalo Machinery Company Limited
- Production of a desired metal workpiece from a flat metal product22 Jul 2025US 12,365,974 B2ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
- Machine tool system27 May 2025US 12,311,490 B2Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- Article transport system and article transport method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227774 A1Amada Company, Limited
- Flexible manufacturing system and flexible manufacturing method thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183881 A1Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Electric cable processing system and electric cable manufacturing method5 Jun 2025US 2025/0182933 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Intelligent production line for use method thereof15 May 2025US 2025/0153295 A1Ningbo Sanhan Alloy Material Co., Ltd.
- Machine and process for forming an axle shaft19 Dec 2024US 2024/0416442 A1Federal Screw Works
Most cited
- Flexible manufacturing systems and methods132US 6,708,385 B1Lemelson Medical, Education & Research Foundation, L.P. · 2004
- Automatic system for conveying works in a machine shop110US 4,538,950 AMurata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985
- Automated machine tool installation with storage means89US 4,369,563 AMolins Limited · 1983
- System for performing work on workpieces89US 5,271,953 ADelco Electronics Corporation · 1993
- Machine tool88US 4,309,600 ACincinnati Milacron Inc. · 1982