High-output optical attenuator, measurement device, and 3D shaping apparatus
US-10162187-B2 · Dec 25, 2018 · US
Automatically aligning the laser beam
Automatically aligning the laser beam · 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 | B23K26/042 |
| Official title | Automatically aligning the laser beam |
| Display label | Automatically aligning the laser beam |
| Total patents | 317 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Aligning lasers of laser additive manufacturing system
US-10112260-B2 · Oct 30, 2018 · US
Cathode cutting device using laser
US-10005157-B2 · Jun 26, 2018 · US
Preset optical components in a computer numerically controlled machine
US-2018147659-A1 · May 31, 2018 · US
Laser processing machine
US-9937590-B2 · Apr 10, 2018 · US
Method of calibrating a direct laser deposition process
US-2018089824-A1 · Mar 29, 2018 · US
Laser machining method and laser machining apparatus
US-9919383-B2 · Mar 20, 2018 · US
Welding System and Method
US-2017348800-A1 · Dec 7, 2017 · US
Fixture for use with fine wire laser soldering
US-9827635-B2 · Nov 28, 2017 · US
Methods and systems for use in laser machining
US-9815141-B2 · Nov 14, 2017 · US
Laser material processing system
US-9802271-B2 · Oct 31, 2017 · US
Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method for performing laser processing while controlling reflected light
US-2017291258-A1 · Oct 12, 2017 · US
Laser machining system and machining control method
US-2017266758-A1 · Sep 21, 2017 · US
System for asymmetric optical beam shaping
US-2017252859-A1 · Sep 7, 2017 · US
Systems and methods for biaxial symmetric canted holes
US-2017232513-A1 · Aug 17, 2017 · US
Laser machining method and laser machining apparatus
US-2017232558-A1 · Aug 17, 2017 · US
Invisible laser system and optical path visualization method thereof
US-2017225267-A1 · Aug 10, 2017 · US
Aligning lasers of laser additive manufacturing system
US-2017203517-A1 · Jul 20, 2017 · US
Laser alignment system
US-9677880-B2 · Jun 13, 2017 · US
Methods and systems for imaging and cutting semiconductor wafers and other semiconductor workpieces
US-2017148691-A1 · May 25, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B23K26/042?
- CPC B23K26/042 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Automatically aligning the laser beam.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/042 (Automatically aligning the laser beam)?
- Our database includes 317 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/042 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 25 in 2024 vs 19 in 2025 (latest complete years).