Skip to content
PCE
Search Classifications
Search for IPC and CPC classification codes or keywords
IPC Main Group
B25D 1/00

Hand hammers; Hammer heads of special shape or materials

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

Filing statistics

IPC B25D 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B25D, which recorded 12,530 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,130 in 2013 to 994 in 2023 (-12%), peaking at 1,260 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 HAMMERSMALLETS

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open

  • B25D 1/02 Inserts or attachments forming the striking part of hammer heads
  • B25D 1/08 having deformable heads
  • B25D 1/1 having work protector surrounding faces
  • B25D 1/12 having shock-absorbing means
  • B25D 1/14 having plural striking faces
  • B25D 1/16 having the impacting head in the form of a sleeve slidable on a shaft, e.g. hammers for driving a valve or draw-off tube into a barrel

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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