CPC Main Group
B26B 23/00 Axes; Hatchets
Filing statistics
CPC B26B 23/00 belongs to the parent subclass B26B, which recorded 21,207 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,451 in 2013 to 1,466 in 2023 (+1%), peaking at 2,361 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class B26 are GILLETTE COMPANY (1,745 applications), PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (1,410 applications) and BIC-VIOLEX (638 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B26, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GILLETTE COMPANY US 1,745
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 1,410
- BIC-VIOLEX GR 638
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 378
- DISCO CORPORATION JP 355
- BRAUN DE 325
- WEBER MASCHINENBAUBREIDENBACH DE 304
- DORCO COMPANY KR 297
- GILLETTE COMPANY 290
- URSCHEL LABORATORIES US 264