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IPC Subgroup
B26F 1/2

with tools carried by a rotating drum or similar support

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Perforating; Punching; Cutting-out; Stamping-out; Apparatus therefor > Perforating by slitting, i.e. forming cuts closed at their ends without removal of material > with tools carried by a rotating drum or similar support

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
Subclass:
PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING

Filing statistics

IPC B26F 1/2 belongs to the parent subclass B26F, which recorded 65,184 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,280 in 2013 to 8,369 in 2023 (+267%), peaking at 9,545 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