CPC Subgroup
B25C 1/003 Full Title
Hand-held nailing tools (hammers per se B25D; nailing machines B27F7/02); Nail feeding devices
Filing statistics
CPC B25C 1/003 belongs to the parent subclass B25C, which recorded 6,696 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 631 in 2013 to 572 in 2023 (-9%), peaking at 743 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B25 are FANUC (3,700 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (3,293 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (2,871 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- FANUC JP 3,700
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
- HILTI LI 2,424
- FANUC 2,406
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
- MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
- MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513