Nuclear waste storage canisters and method of fabricating the same
US-12573515-B2 · Mar 10, 2026 · US
Seam welding · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B23K5/02 |
| Official title | Seam welding |
| Display label | Seam welding |
| Total patents | 15 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
US-12573515-B2 · Mar 10, 2026 · US
US-2025375830-A1 · Dec 11, 2025 · US
US-12296415-B2 · May 13, 2025 · US
US-2024387067-A1 · Nov 21, 2024 · US
US-12051517-B2 · Jul 30, 2024 · US
US-2024013944-A9 · Jan 11, 2024 · US
US-2023110615-A1 · Apr 13, 2023 · US
US-11515056-B2 · Nov 29, 2022 · US
US-2022134463-A1 · May 5, 2022 · US
US-2021210241-A1 · Jul 8, 2021 · US
US-10792748-B2 · Oct 6, 2020 · US
US-2019232410-A1 · Aug 1, 2019 · US
US-10214387-B2 · Feb 26, 2019 · US
US-2017327347-A1 · Nov 16, 2017 · US
US-2015151698-A1 · Jun 4, 2015 · US