- 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 9/173 - Arc welding or cutting making use of shielding gas and of consumable electrode
Patent holdings for IPC class B23K 9/173
Total number of patents in this class: 1139
10-year publication summary
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130
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86
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114
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167
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92
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89
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77
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68
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53
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15
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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 |
279 |
| Lincoln Global, Inc. | 2180 |
124 |
| Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) | 2865 |
53 |
| Fronius International GmbH | 647 |
46 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 27812 |
37 |
| Victor Equipment Company | 291 |
30 |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | 912 |
26 |
| JFE Steel Corporation | 6067 |
23 |
| Daihen Corporation | 435 |
19 |
| Nippon Steel Corporation | 5649 |
18 |
| ESAB AB | 297 |
17 |
| L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude | 3515 |
16 |
| Hobart Brothers Company | 99 |
14 |
| Hobart Brothers LLC | 106 |
14 |
| Panasonic Corporation | 20786 |
13 |
| Siemens AG | 24990 |
10 |
| Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation | 356 |
10 |
| Elco Enterprises, Inc. | 66 |
8 |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 1990 |
8 |
| Postle Industries, Inc. | 49 |
8 |
| Other owners | 366 |