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DIFF Subclass Not Allocatable
B25D

PERCUSSIVE TOOLS

Introduced: September 1968

Description

B25D covers hand-held and portable power-driven tools that operate through striking, hammering, or percussion mechanisms. This includes pneumatic, electric, and manual hammers; chisels and breakers; jackhammers; and nail guns designed for fastening or breaking applications. The classification encompasses both the percussive tools themselves and their operational mechanisms, excluding general hand tools without percussion function that fall under other B25 subclasses.

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

Hand hammer Hand hammers Hand tool for carrying out a stroke with a striking face which is not intended to penetrate the material or object to be struck. Pick picks Hand tool for carrying out a stroke with a pointed striking tip or edge which is intended to penetrate the material or object to be struck.

Application references

Non-abrasive sharpening devices for scythes, sickles, or the like with percussive tools Hand-operated implements for threshing Meat pounders Carpet beaters Instruments for medical or veterinary examination by percussion Hand-held nailing or stapling tools Combination or multi-purpose hand tools not otherwise provided for Mortise chisels for wood-working Pick hammers for mining or quarrying, specially adapted for dislodging minerals Chisels for mining or quarrying

Of 16 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions, 2 exist only in IPC.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B25D 13/00 Portable percussive tools with electromagnetic drive IPC only IPC only
  • B25D 3/00 Hand chisels IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B25D 7/00 Picks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
  2. FANUC JP 3,353
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
  5. HILTI LI 2,243
  6. FANUC 2,234
  7. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
  8. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562

Top Applicants (CPC)

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