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B26B

HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; ; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; ; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

B26B covers hand-held cutting tools that do not fall within more specifically defined classes in the B26 hierarchy, such as knives (B26D) or scissors (B26C). This subclass includes various portable cutting implements operated manually or with minimal mechanical assistance, encompassing tools like box cutters, utility knives, cleavers, and specialized cutting instruments used in diverse industries including food processing, construction, and crafts. The classification excludes cutting tools that are part of larger machines, those with specific dedicated classes, and implements whose primary function is not cutting.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

CPC: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; ; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; ; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

CPC:

HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; ; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; ; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

Additional Content IPC

For horticultural purposes Bone shears Metal shears

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 15 subcodes exist in both systems.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B26,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GILLETTE COMPANY US 1,650
  2. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 1,359
  3. BIC-VIOLEX GR 618
  4. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 373
  5. BRAUN DE 311
  6. DORCO COMPANY KR 298
  7. WEBER MASCHINENBAUBREIDENBACH DE 278
  8. GILLETTE COMPANY 277
  9. URSCHEL LABORATORIES US 255
  10. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 241

Top Applicants (CPC)

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