- 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 26/02 - Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
Patent holdings for IPC class B23K 26/02
Total number of patents in this class: 520
10-year publication summary
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44
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29
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36
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51
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35
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34
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26
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17
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13
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4
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Disco Corporation | 1745 |
27 |
| TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG | 585 |
16 |
| IPG Photonics Corporation | 494 |
12 |
| Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | 43934 |
11 |
| FANUC Corporation | 5803 |
11 |
| Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | 30585 |
10 |
| Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. | 416 |
10 |
| Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | 4161 |
9 |
| Amada Holdings Co., Ltd. | 297 |
7 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | 40953 |
6 |
| Nikon Corporation | 7162 |
6 |
| Precitec KG | 24 |
6 |
| Scansonic MI GmbH | 37 |
6 |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 16587 |
5 |
| Corning Incorporated | 9932 |
5 |
| Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. | 4569 |
5 |
| EO Technics Co., Ltd. | 96 |
5 |
| Precitec ITM GmbH | 14 |
5 |
| General Electric Company | 18133 |
4 |
| Siemens AG | 24990 |
4 |
| Other owners | 350 |