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B25D 1/12

having shock-absorbing means

Full Title

Hand hammers ; Hammer heads of special shape or materials > having shock-absorbing means

Filing statistics

CPC B25D 1/12 belongs to the parent subclass B25D, which recorded 8,391 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 758 in 2013 to 591 in 2023 (-22%), peaking at 915 applications in 2018. 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

  1. FANUC JP 3,700
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,293
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,871
  4. HILTI LI 2,424
  5. FANUC 2,406
  6. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 2,103
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,854
  8. MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION US 1,825
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION JP 1,677
  10. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 1,513