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B26D 7/12

by sharpening the cutting member

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting > Means for treating work or cutting member to facilitate cutting > by sharpening the cutting member

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
Subclass:
CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING

Filing statistics

IPC B26D 7/12 belongs to the parent subclass B26D, which recorded 242,964 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,483 in 2013 to 35,887 in 2023 (+454%), peaking at 37,955 applications in 2020. 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

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