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B26B 19/00

Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 9 subcodes exist in both systems.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B26B 19/12 of the oscillating- cutter type; Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor (B26B19/04 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B26B 19/22 with provision for thinning-out hair IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B26B 19/24 specially adapted for shearing animals, e.g. sheep IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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