Handle constructions

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:: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS

Filing statistics

IPC B25G 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B25G, which recorded 10,506 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 858 in 2013 to 664 in 2023 (-23%), peaking at 1,199 applications in 2016. 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

HANDLES for hand implements in generalHANDLES for hand-tools in general

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Child Classifications

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B25G 1/01 Shock-absorbing means
B25G 1/02 flexible
B25G 1/04 telescopic; extensible; sectional
B25G 1/06 reversible or adjustable for position
B25G 1/08 with provision for storing tool elements
B25G 1/1 characterised by material or shape

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B25, 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