HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS

Description

B25 covers hand-operated and portable power-driven tools used for manual work, including striking tools (hammers, mallets), cutting tools (saws, chisels), fastening tools (screwdrivers, wrenches), and drilling equipment. The class encompasses handles and grips for hand implements, workshop benches and vises, as well as manipulators and mechanical devices designed to assist manual operations. This broad classification excludes agricultural tools (B43), machine tools for fixed installation (B23), and portable tools designed primarily for gardening or forestry applications.

Filing statistics

IPC B25 recorded 740,530 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 7 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 28,472 in 2013 to 98,393 in 2023 (+246%), peaking at 99,548 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B25 are SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (4,635 applications), FANUC (3,353 applications) and ROBERT BOSCH (2,950 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

HAND TOOLS

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Child Classifications

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B25B TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
B25C HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY-OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS
B25D PERCUSSIVE TOOLS
B25F COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
B25G HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS
B25H WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT, e.g. FOR MARKING-OUT WORK; STORAGE MEANS FOR WORKSHOPS
B25J MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

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