Laser welding for purposes other than joining

Laser welding for purposes other than joining · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB23K26/34
Official titleLaser welding for purposes other than joining
Display labelLaser welding for purposes other than joining
Total patents1,113

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
201581
201692
201788
2018129
2019129
2020123
2021124
202298
202382
202471
202581
202615

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC B23K26/34?
CPC B23K26/34 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Laser welding for purposes other than joining.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B23K26/34 (Laser welding for purposes other than joining)?
Our database includes 1,113 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B23K26/34 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 71 in 2024 vs 81 in 2025 (latest complete years).