Welding control method and welding control device for portable welding robot, portable welding robot, and welding system
US-12409506-B2 · Sep 9, 2025 · US
Using mechanical means
Using mechanical means · 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 | B23K9/1278 |
| Official title | {Using mechanical means} |
| Display label | Using mechanical means |
| Total patents | 27 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method for scanning the surface of metal workpieces
US-11642736-B2 · May 9, 2023 · US
Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch
US-11638968-B2 · May 2, 2023 · US
Method for scanning the surface of metal workpieces and method for carrying out a welding process
US-11559853-B2 · Jan 24, 2023 · US
Method for scanning the surface of metal workpieces
US-2022402061-A1 · Dec 22, 2022 · US
Welding control method and welding control device for portable welding robot, portable welding robot, and welding system
US-2022297218-A1 · Sep 22, 2022 · US
Method for scanning the surface of metal workpieces and method for carrying out a welding process
US-2022161359-A1 · May 26, 2022 · US
Wire shuttle for use in welding applications
US-11260466-B2 · Mar 1, 2022 · US
Additive manufacturing systems and methods
US-10974337-B2 · Apr 13, 2021 · US
Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch
US-2020361027-A1 · Nov 19, 2020 · US
Teaching system and teaching method of welding robot
US-10792751-B2 · Oct 6, 2020 · US
Welding robot mechanism
US-10737346-B2 · Aug 11, 2020 · US
Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch
US-10730140-B2 · Aug 4, 2020 · US
Method for compensating teaching positions
US-2020125062-A1 · Apr 23, 2020 · US
System for characterizing manual welding operations on pipe and other curved structures
US-10475353-B2 · Nov 12, 2019 · US
Low energy, motion-assist, point-and-shoot welding torch
US-2019061052-A1 · Feb 28, 2019 · US
Welding robot mechanism
US-2019039161-A1 · Feb 7, 2019 · US
Teaching system and teaching method of welding robot
US-2018304391-A1 · Oct 25, 2018 · US
Weld line-detecting method and industrial robot
US-10105784-B2 · Oct 23, 2018 · US
System for characterizing manual welding operations on pipe and other curved structures
US-2018233065-A1 · Aug 16, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B23K9/1278?
- CPC B23K9/1278 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Using mechanical means.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B23K9/1278 (Using mechanical means)?
- Our database includes 27 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B23K9/1278 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2023 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).