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B26D 7/08

Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting (tensioning band cutters B26D1/48)

Full Title

Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting (cutters B26D1/00; arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools B26B29/06; punching tools or dies, cutting-out knives or dies B26F) > Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting (tensioning band cutters B26D1/48)

Filing statistics

CPC B26D 7/08 belongs to the parent subclass B26D, which recorded 69,864 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,856 in 2013 to 6,279 in 2023 (+120%), peaking at 10,139 applications in 2020. 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

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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