Evaluation apparatus, evaluation method, evaluation system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
US-2020406392-A1 · Dec 31, 2020 · US
Seam tracking
Seam tracking · 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 | B23K26/044 |
| Official title | Seam tracking |
| Display label | Seam tracking |
| Total patents | 120 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Laser welding head with dual movable mirrors providing beam movement and laser welding systems and methods using same
US-2020376594-A1 · Dec 3, 2020 · US
Laser welding head with dual movable mirrors providing beam movement and laser welding systems and methods using same
US-10751835-B2 · Aug 25, 2020 · US
Workpiece processing machine and method for processing a workpiece, in particular by welding
US-2020238436-A1 · Jul 30, 2020 · US
Method for selection of camera image sections
US-2020230737-A1 · Jul 23, 2020 · US
Method and system for the remote laser welding of two coated sheets
US-10710197-B2 · Jul 14, 2020 · US
Additive manufacturing in metals with a fiber array laser source and adaptive multi-beam shaping
US-2020180066-A1 · Jun 11, 2020 · US
A method for joining two blanks and blanks and products obtained
US-2020180077-A1 · Jun 11, 2020 · US
Remote laser welding of overlapping metal workpieces using helical path(s)
US-10675713-B2 · Jun 9, 2020 · US
Laser machining apparatus projecting guide pattern onto workpiece by irradiating visible laser beam thereon
US-10661385-B2 · May 26, 2020 · US
Weld location detection in a battery cell pack
US-2020147714-A1 · May 14, 2020 · US
Laser machining system
US-2020114467-A1 · Apr 16, 2020 · US
System and Method for Visualizing Laser Energy Distributions Provided by Different Near Field Scanning Patterns
US-2020101566-A1 · Apr 2, 2020 · US
Method for detecting and processing defined contours during severing of a solid body by means of a high-energy beam
US-2020086419-A1 · Mar 19, 2020 · US
Additive manufacturing in metals with a fiber array laser source and adaptive multi-beam shaping
US-10589377-B2 · Mar 17, 2020 · US
Time of flight camera for welding machine vision
US-2020055148-A1 · Feb 20, 2020 · US
Method for identifying joining points of workpieces and laser machining head comprising a device for carrying out this method
US-2020038993-A1 · Feb 6, 2020 · US
Controller
US-2020030908-A1 · Jan 30, 2020 · US
Method and laser processing machining for laser welding a first and a second workpiece portion
US-2020030909-A1 · Jan 30, 2020 · US
Hybrid laser welding system and method using two robots
US-10478917-B2 · Nov 19, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B23K26/044?
- CPC B23K26/044 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Seam tracking.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/044 (Seam tracking)?
- Our database includes 120 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/044 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).