Additive manufacturing system and method
US-10518328-B2 · Dec 31, 2019 · US
Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices
Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B22F12/00 |
| Official title | Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices |
| Display label | Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices |
| Total patents | 704 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 41 |
| 2021 | 164 |
| 2022 | 186 |
| 2023 | 108 |
| 2024 | 65 |
| 2025 | 51 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method for producing a component
US-2019351610-A1 · Nov 21, 2019 · US
Product framing
US-2019351612-A1 · Nov 21, 2019 · US
Additive manufacturing system and method
US-2019322051-A1 · Oct 24, 2019 · US
Spatter reduction laser scanning strategy in selective laser melting
US-10449632-B2 · Oct 22, 2019 · US
Method of heat-treating additively-manufactured ferromagnetic components
US-2019311852-A1 · Oct 10, 2019 · US
Laser pulse shaping for additive manufacturing
US-10376987-B2 · Aug 13, 2019 · US
Production of three-dimensional workpieces by means of a plurality of irradiation units
US-2019224913-A1 · Jul 25, 2019 · US
Powder-bed additive manufacturing devices and methods
US-10343392-B2 · Jul 9, 2019 · US
Equipment and method for the generative manufacture and/or repair of components
US-10343308-B2 · Jul 9, 2019 · US
Laser-assisted manufacturing system and associated method of use
US-2019061000-A1 · Feb 28, 2019 · US
Continuous additive manufacture of high pressure turbine
US-2019039182-A1 · Feb 7, 2019 · US
Methods and apparatus for additively manufactured exoskeleton-based transport structures
US-2019030605-A1 · Jan 31, 2019 · US
Powder Discharge Unit, Device, and Method for Generatively Manufacturing a Three-dimensional Object
US-2018361662-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Method for additively manufacturing a component augmented by ultrasonic excitation and active temperature control
US-2018361727-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Additive manufacturing apparatus and a flow device for use with such apparatus
US-2018333779-A1 · Nov 22, 2018 · US
Apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects
US-10118225-B2 · Nov 6, 2018 · US
Large scale additive machine
US-2018281068-A1 · Oct 4, 2018 · US
Additive manufacturing system and method of forming an object in a powder bed
US-2018236603-A1 · Aug 23, 2018 · US
System and methods for fabricating a component with laser array
US-2018229444-A1 · Aug 16, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B22F12/00?
- CPC B22F12/00 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B22F12/00 (Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices)?
- Our database includes 704 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B22F12/00 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 65 in 2024 vs 51 in 2025 (latest complete years).