- 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 9/12 - Automatic feeding or moving of electrodes or work for spot or seam welding or cutting
Patent holdings for IPC class B23K 9/12
Total number of patents in this class: 1295
10-year publication summary
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125
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97
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121
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114
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112
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100
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92
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92
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76
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27
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 11152 |
322 |
| Lincoln Global, Inc. | 2180 |
160 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 27812 |
83 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2865 |
78 |
| Daihen Corporation | 435 |
62 |
| Fronius International GmbH | 647 |
55 |
| ESAB AB | 297 |
41 |
| Panasonic Corporation | 20786 |
33 |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | 912 |
24 |
| Elco Enterprises, Inc. | 66 |
18 |
| FANUC Corporation | 5803 |
17 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki | 1468 |
10 |
| Norsk Titanium AS | 69 |
10 |
| Victor Equipment Company | 291 |
10 |
| Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | 4724 |
9 |
| Tipman Co., Ltd. | 19 |
8 |
| Kobelco Robotix Co., Ltd. | 10 |
8 |
| Hobart Brothers Company | 99 |
7 |
| Koike Sanso Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 39 |
7 |
| SKS Welding Systems GmbH | 22 |
7 |
| Other owners | 326 |