Method and apparatus for additive manufacturing
US-9505172-B2 · Nov 29, 2016 · US
Operations & Transport
Operations & Transport · 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 | B23P15/006 |
| Official title | — |
| Display label | Operations & Transport (mapped technology topic) |
| Total patents | 342 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 35 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Inertia friction welding method for welding together two portions of a rotary subassembly of a turbine engine
US-2016339539-A1 · Nov 24, 2016 · US
Method of replacing damaged aerofoil
US-9500080-B2 · Nov 22, 2016 · US
Impeller, impeller cutting jig, and method of machining impeller
US-9482093-B2 · Nov 1, 2016 · US
Additive manufacturing shroud support structure
US-2016243620-A1 · Aug 25, 2016 · US
Friction welding rotor blades to a rotor disk
US-2016237834-A1 · Aug 18, 2016 · US
Hybrid additive manufacturing method for rotor
US-2016221122-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Turbine wheel with composite bladed ring
US-2016177748-A1 · Jun 23, 2016 · US
Methods of roughing and finishing engine hardware
US-2016176000-A1 · Jun 23, 2016 · US
Adaptive machining method for smelted blades
US-9358645-B2 · Jun 7, 2016 · US
Hybrid bonded turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same
US-2016146024-A1 · May 26, 2016 · US
Method for producing and repairing a part, and part of a gas turbine
US-9333576-B2 · May 10, 2016 · US
Airfoil material removal
US-2016107279-A1 · Apr 21, 2016 · US
Method for machining a shaft and apparatus made thereby
US-2016108895-A1 · Apr 21, 2016 · US
Gas turbine hub
US-2016108745-A1 · Apr 21, 2016 · US
Shrouded bonded turbine rotors and methods for manufacturing the same
US-2016084103-A1 · Mar 24, 2016 · US
Methods for producing gas turbine engine rotors and other powdered metal articles having shaped internal cavities
US-2016082510-A1 · Mar 24, 2016 · US
Method and device for machining the blade tips of a compressor rotor of a gas turbine
US-2016082560-A1 · Mar 24, 2016 · US
Method of replacing damaged aerofoil
US-2016076376-A1 · Mar 17, 2016 · US
Method of removing weld flash
US-2016045988-A1 · Feb 18, 2016 · US
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Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B23P15/006?
- CPC B23P15/006 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Operations & Transport.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B23P15/006 (Operations & Transport)?
- Our database includes 342 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B23P15/006 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 12 in 2025 (latest complete years).