- All sections
- B - Performing operations; transporting
- B23K - Soldering or unsoldering; welding; cladding or plating by soldering or welding; cutting by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting; working by laser beam
- B23K 37/04 - Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the other main groups of this subclass for holding or positioning work
Patent holdings for IPC class B23K 37/04
Total number of patents in this class: 1743
10-year publication summary
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166
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128
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141
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160
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177
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172
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155
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195
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187
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48
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG | 585 |
60 |
| LG Energy Solution, Ltd. | 10813 |
52 |
| Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | 24537 |
32 |
| Seurat Technologies, Inc. | 126 |
26 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 19021 |
24 |
| Lincoln Global, Inc. | 2180 |
22 |
| Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | 13126 |
20 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 11152 |
18 |
| LG Chem, Ltd. | 17205 |
17 |
| Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 30585 |
16 |
| Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. | 292 |
16 |
| Kia Motors Corporation | 7946 |
14 |
| Glowforge Inc. | 68 |
14 |
| Comau LLC | 108 |
13 |
| ConXtech, Inc. | 89 |
13 |
| Disco Corporation | 1745 |
13 |
| RENAULT s.a.s. | 5674 |
12 |
| The Boeing Company | 19843 |
11 |
| Amada Company, Limited | 492 |
11 |
| GM Global Technology Operations LLC | 13620 |
10 |
| Other owners | 1329 |