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IPC Main Group
B26B 3/00

Hand knives with fixed blades

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

Related Keywords

knives for carving MEAT

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B26B 3/02 Table-knives
  • B26B 3/03 specially adapted for cutting-off slices one by one
  • B26B 3/04 for performing several incisions simultaneously; Multiple-blade knives
  • B26B 3/06 Scout or similar sheath knives
  • B26B 3/08 specially adapted for cutting cardboard, or wall, floor, or like covering materials

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