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B25F 1/00

Combination or multi-purpose hand tools (associations of tools for different working operations with one portable power-drive means B25F3/00; )

Filing statistics

CPC B25F 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B25F, which recorded 24,053 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,764 in 2013 to 1,923 in 2023 (+9%), peaking at 2,678 applications in 2020. 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

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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