Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece

Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K26/08
Official titleDevices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
Display labelDevices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece
Total patents861

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201559
201666
201762
201857
2019116
2020104
2021109
202277
202377
202460
202558
202616

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B23K26/08?
CPC B23K26/08 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/08 (Devices involving relative movement between laser beam and workpiece)?
Our database includes 861 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/08 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 60 in 2024 vs 58 in 2025 (latest complete years).