1. CPC Sections
  2. CPC Section B
  3. CPC Class B26
  4. CPC Subclass B26F
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CPC
COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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B26F
PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING (marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H 25/00; shoemaking A43D; surgery A61B; punching metal B21D; drilling metal B23B; cutting of metal by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting, B23K; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C 5/02; details common to machines for severing B26D; drilling wood B27C; drilling stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; of glass C03B; of leather C14B; of textile materials D06H; for light guides G02B 6/25; of tickets G07B) [2018-08]
NOTES

  • This subclass covers:
    • perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out;
    • severing, by means other than cutting, non-metallic sheet materials or metal foil in general;
    • severing, by means other than cutting, other forms of non-metallic material not otherwise provided for.
  • Attention is drawn to Notes (1) and (2) following the title of subclass B26D.
WARNING

  • In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.
B26F 1/00
Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor (subbjecting the grinding tools or the abrading medium to vibration, e.g. grinding with ultrasonic frequency B24B 1/04, perforating by sand-blasting B24C; {e.g. abrasive blasting used for cutting B24C 1/045}; punching cards or tapes for statistical and record purposes G06K 1/00) [2013-01]
B26F 1/0007
.
{Perforation of photographic films} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0015
.
{specially adapted for perforating tubes} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0023
. .
{by rotary tools, e.g. saws (B26F 1/0076 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/003
. . .
{of the drill type} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0038
. .
{from the inside (B26F 1/0053 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0046
. .
{by tools that follow a closed path around the tube (B26F 1/0053 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0053
. .
{by machining, e.g. cutting, grinding, projections on the tube wall} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0061
. .
{whereby the tube moves axially or radially (B26F 1/0038, B26F 1/0046, B26F 1/0053 take precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0069
. . .
{and the tool travels with the tube} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0076
. . .
{and the tool rotates} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0084
.
{specially adapted for perforating rubber} [2013-01]
B26F 1/0092
.
{Perforating means specially adapted for printing machines (B26F 1/02 - B26F 1/46 take precedence)} [2016-05]
B26F 1/02
.
Perforating by punching, e.g. with relatively-reciprocating punch and bed [2013-01]
B26F 1/04
. .
with selectively-operable punches [2013-01]
B26F 1/06
. .
with punching tools moving with the work [2013-01]
B26F 1/08
. . .
wherein the tools are carried by, and in operation move relative to, a rotative drum or similar support [2013-01]
B26F 1/10
. . .
Roller type punches [2013-01]
B26F 1/12
. .
to notch margins of work [2013-01]
B26F 1/14
. .
Punching tools; Punching dies [2013-01]
B26F 1/16
.
Perforating by tool or tools of the drill type [2013-01]
B26F 1/165
. .
{by flow drilling (for metal B21C 37/292)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/18
.
Perforating by slitting, i.e. forming cuts closed at their ends without removal of material [2013-01]
B26F 1/20
. .
with tools carried by a rotating drum or similar support (B26F 1/22 takes precedence) [2013-01]
B26F 1/22
. .
to form non-rectilinear cuts, e.g. for tabs [2013-01]
B26F 1/24
.
Perforating by needles or pins [2013-01]
B26F 1/26
.
Perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet [2013-01]
B26F 1/28
. .
by electrical discharges [2013-01]
B26F 1/31
. .
by radiation (by laser beam B23K 26/00) [2013-01]
B26F 1/32
.
Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls [2013-01]
B26F 1/34
. .
power actuated (details or components, e.g. casings, bodies, of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operation performed B25F 5/00) [2013-01]
B26F 1/36
. .
Punching or perforating pliers [2013-01]
B26F 2001/365
. . .
{hand held pliers with handles} [2013-01]
B26F 1/38
.
Cutting-out; Stamping-out [2013-01]
B26F 1/3806
. .
{wherein relative movements of tool head and work during cutting have a component tangential to the work surface (B26F 1/40 takes precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/3813
. . .
{wherein the tool head is moved in a plane parallel to the work in a coordinate system fixed with respect to the work} [2013-01]
B26F 1/382
. . . .
{wherein the cutting member reciprocates in, or substantially in, a direction parallel to the cutting edge} [2013-01]
B26F 1/3826
. . . .
{using a rotary circular cutting member} [2013-01]
B26F 1/3833
. . . .
{using an endless band-knife or the like} [2013-01]
B26F 1/384
. .
{using rotating drums} [2013-01]
B26F 1/3846
. .
{cutting out discs or the like (B26F 1/384, B26F 1/40 and B26F 1/44 take precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/3853
. .
{cutting out frames (B26F 1/384, B26F 1/40 and B26F 1/44 take precedence)} [2013-01]
B26F 1/386
. .
{Draw punches, i.e. punch and die assembled on opposite sides of a workpiece via a connecting member passing through an aperture in the workpiece} [2016-08]
B26F 1/3866
. .
{specially adapted for rubber} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/3873
. .
{advancing the material stepwise onto the work surface of the cutting machine} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/388
. .
{controlling the blade orientation along the cutting path} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/3886
. .
{shearing by reciprocating a straight blade, e.g. nibbling} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/3893
. .
{cutting out by using an oscillating needle} [2013-01]
B26F 1/40
. .
using a press, e.g. of the ram type (presses in general B30B) [2013-01]
B26F 2001/402
. . .
{curvilinear cutting presses, i.e. the stroke comprising an overlay of a linear and a curved movement} [2013-01]
B26F 1/405
. . .
{Travelling head presses} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/407
. . .
{stepwise sequential punching processes} [2013-01]
B26F 1/42
. . .
having a pressure roller [2013-01]
B26F 1/44
. .
Cutters therefor; Dies therefor [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4409
. . .
{having die balancing or compensating means} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4418
. . .
{combining cutting and embossing operations} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4427
. . .
{combining cutting and forming operations} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4436
. . .
{Materials or surface treatments therefore} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4445
. . .
{Matrices, female dies, creasing tools} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4454
. . .
{Die heads carrying several moveable tools} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4463
. . .
{Methods and devices for rule setting, fixation, preparing cutting dies} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4472
. . .
{Cutting edge section features} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/4481
. . .
{having special lateral or edge outlines or special surface shapes, e.g. apertures} [2013-01]
B26F 2001/449
. . .
{for shearing, e.g. with adjoining or abutting edges} [2013-01]
B26F 1/46
. . .
Loose press knives [2013-01]
B26F 3/00
Severing by means other than cutting; Apparatus therefor (severing by grinding B24B 27/06) [2013-01]
B26F 3/002
.
{Precutting and tensioning or breaking} [2013-01]
B26F 3/004
.
{by means of a fluid jet (methods for use of abrasive blasting for cutting B24C 1/045; guns for abrasive fluid jets B24C 5/02; perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet B26F 1/26)} [2013-01]
B26F 2003/006
. .
{having a shutter or water jet deflector} [2013-01]
B26F 3/008
. .
{Energy dissipating devices therefor, e.g. catchers; Supporting beds therefor (cutting beds in general B26D 7/20)} [2013-01]
B26F 3/02
.
Tearing [2013-01]
B26F 3/04
.
Severing by squeezing (B26F 3/08 takes precedence) [2013-01]
B26F 3/06
.
Severing by using heat [2013-01]
B26F 3/08
. .
with heated members [2013-01]
B26F 3/10
. . .
with heated rollers or discs [2013-01]
B26F 3/12
. . .
with heated wires [2013-01]
B26F 3/16
. .
by radiation (by laser beam B23K 26/00) [2013-01]
B26F 2210/00
Perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out, severing by means other than cutting of specific products [2013-01]
B26F 2210/02
.
of stacked sheets [2013-01]
B26F 2210/04
.
Making plastic pilferproof screw caps by cutting a tamper ring [2013-01]
B26F 2210/06
.
Trimming plastic mouldings [2013-01]
B26F 2210/08
.
of ceramic green sheets, printed circuit boards and the like [2013-01]
B26F 2210/11
.
of plastic containers before compressing [2013-01]
B26F 2210/12
.
of fabrics [2013-01]
B26F 2210/14
. .
the cutting machine comprising a rotary knife [2013-01]
B26F 2210/16
. .
the cutting machine comprising a cutting die [2013-01]