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B26B 29/04

Guards or sheaths for scissors, e.g. combined with manicuring appliances (manicuring implements per se A45D29/00)

Full Title

Guards or sheaths for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guards for hair clippers or dry shavers B26B19/38) > Guards or sheaths for scissors, e.g. combined with manicuring appliances (manicuring implements per se A45D29/00)

Filing statistics

CPC B26B 29/04 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

  1. GILLETTE COMPANY US 1,745
  2. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 1,410
  3. BIC-VIOLEX GR 638
  4. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 378
  5. DISCO CORPORATION JP 355
  6. BRAUN DE 325
  7. WEBER MASCHINENBAUBREIDENBACH DE 304
  8. DORCO COMPANY KR 297
  9. GILLETTE COMPANY 290
  10. URSCHEL LABORATORIES US 264