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B26B 23/00

Axes; Hatchets

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
Subclass:
HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC B26B 23/00 belongs to the parent subclass B26B, which recorded 36,505 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,950 in 2013 to 2,966 in 2023 (+1%), peaking at 3,605 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B26 are GILLETTE COMPANY (1,650 applications), PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (1,359 applications) and BIC-VIOLEX (618 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

AXESCHOPPER(S) [= axes or hatchets]HATCHET(S)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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