Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2017

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Craig A. Provost	4	Shavelogic
2	Ioannis Bozikis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
3	John W. Griffin	4	Shavelogic
#4	Matthew James Hodgson	4	The Gillette Company
#5	Nicholas A. Mascari	4	Bettcher Industries
#6	Ruairidh Robertson	4	Unknown
#7	William E. Tucker	4	Shavelogic
#8	Albert Jan Aitink	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#9	Alon Leon Coresh	3	Rolling Razor
#10	Alan Kenneth Stratton	3	Unknown
#11	Christopher Martin Hawes	3	The Gillette Company
#12	David Carpenter	3	Unknown
#13	Dana S. Clarke	3	—
#14	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#15	Felix Koenig	3	The Gillette Company
#16	George K. Bonnoitt, Jr.	3	Integra Biosciences Ag
#17	Jeffrey A. Whited	3	Bettcher Industries
#18	Joseph P. Garavaglia	3	Pacific Handy Cutter
#19	Johan Pragt	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#20	Kenneth J. Onion	3	Kai U.S.A.
#21	Kevin James Wain	3	The Gillette Company
#22	Klaus Heubach	3	The Gillette Company
#23	Lee Burrowes	3	The Procter & Gamble
#24	Markus Gropl	3	Pacific Handy Cutter
#25	Mark Marinovich	3	Pacific Handy Cutter
#26	Maurice Schirmer	3	The Gillette Company
#27	Norbert Broemse	3	The Gillette Company
#28	Panagiotis Zafiropoulos	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#29	Phaedon Papadopoulos-Papageorgis	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#30	Spiros Gratsias	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#31	Timo Schmitt	3	The Gillette Company
#32	Weiyi Wang	3	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.
#33	Aaron Takayanagi Barnet	2	Amazon
#34	Adam N. Alexander	2	Amazon
#35	Armando Aprato	2	Tecnau S.R.L.
#36	Bertoli Barsotti Giovanni	2	Comcast
#37	Benny Sakat	2	3M
#38	Brent L. Bucks	2	Fam
#39	Brian J. Lee	2	Wilson Tool International
#40	Brandon L. Spoelstra	2	Pacific Handy Cutter
#41	Christopher J. Rose	2	Wilson Tool International
#42	Christoph Zegula	2	The Gillette Company
#43	Daiki Anayama	2	Canon
#44	Daniel Wade King	2	Urschel Laboratories
#45	Daniel J. Raymond	2	—
#46	Eitan Landau	2	—
#47	Ernst Heinemann	2	Groz-Beckert Kg
#48	Francesco Modica	2	Tecnau S.R.L.
#49	Francesco Terrusi	2	Tecnau S.R.L.
#50	Georgios Georgakis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#51	Glen Kanemoto	2	Pacific Handy Cutter
#52	Gordon Krauss	2	Edgewell Personal Care Brands
#53	Hao-Yu Hsu	2	Sheen World Technology
#54	Hans Oosterhoff	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#55	Hiroki Adachi	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#56	Hisao Ikeda	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#57	Ilan Burlo	2	3M
#58	Ioannis-Marios Psimadas	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#59	Jan Bennik	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#60	Javier Govea Mata	2	Amazon
#61	James R. Wilson	2	Apple
#62	Jörg Schmeiser	2	Textor Maschinenbau Gmbh
#63	Jon M. Shimota	2	Wilson Tool International
#64	Juergen Behrendt	2	The Gillette Company
#65	Juergen Wiker	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#66	Kevin A. Johnston	2	Wilson Tool International
#67	Kohei Yokoyama	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#68	Kuno Horn	2	Groz-Beckert Kg
#69	Louis D. Tomassetti	2	Heated Blades Holding Company
#70	Masakatsu Ohno	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#71	Martin Rohrbach	2	Martor Kg
#72	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#73	Mikko Heine	2	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
#74	Michael Scot Jacko	2	Urschel Laboratories
#75	Michael Odemer	2	The Braun
#76	Mohamed A. Hashish	2	Flow International
#77	Nancy Yi Liang	2	Amazon
#78	Panagiotis Giannopoulos	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#79	Peter Junk	2	The Braun
#80	Petteri Masalin	2	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
#81	Ralph Dammertz	2	Robert Bosch Gmbh
#82	Reinhold Eichhorn	2	The Braun
#83	Rouzbeh Safavi Aminpour	2	Amazon
#84	Robert E. Andrews	2	Curt G. Joa
#85	Robert N. Buck, Jr.	2	Wahl Clipper
#86	Robbert Freerk Johan Van Der Scheer	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#87	Ryohei Maruyama	2	Canon
#88	Ryan S. Whitney	2	Edlund Company
#89	Satoru Idojiri	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#90	Sagiv Zeltser	2	Google
#91	Scott R. Ebrecht	2	Roto-Die Company
#92	Scott Herbst	2	—
#93	Shingo Eguchi	2	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#94	Steven J. Craigen	2	Flow International
#95	Takakazu Ohashi	2	Canon
#96	Tetsuhiko Shimizu	2	Izumi Products
#97	Thomas R. Mahaffey, II	2	Urschel Laboratories
#98	Thorsten Pohl	2	The Braun
#99	Thomas Scimone	2	Slice
#100	Tobias Schwarz	2	The Braun

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Gillette Company	23
2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	15
3	Unknown	12
#4	Bic-Violex Sa	10
#5	Pacific Handy Cutter	5
#6	3M	4
#7	Bettcher Industries	4
#8	Brother Kogyo	4
#9	Disco	4
#10	Gb Ii	4
#11	Milwaukee Electric Tool	4
#12	Shavelogic	4
#13	The Boeing	4
#14	The Braun	4
#15	The Procter & Gamble	4
#16	Urschel Laboratories	4
#17	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab	3
#18	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	3
#19	Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co.	3
#20	Izumi Products	3
#21	Amazon	2
#22	Benchmade Knife Co.	2
#23	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	2
#24	Black & Decker	2
#25	Curt G. Joa	2
#26	Edgewell Personal Care Brands	2
#27	Edlund Company	2
#28	Fam	2
#29	Flow International	2
#30	Groz-Beckert Kg	2
#31	Heated Blades Holding Company	2
#32	Illinois Tool Works	2
#33	Martor Kg	2
#34	Nitto Denko	2
#35	Robert Bosch Gmbh	2
#36	Robert Bosch Tool	2
#37	Rolling Razor	2
#38	Roto-Die Company	2
#39	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory	2
#40	Spyderco	2
#41	Wahl Clipper	2
#42	Wilson Tool International	2
#43	BOE	2
#44	Canon	2
#45	Panasonic	2
#46	Amgen	1
#47	Acco Brands	1
#48	Advantage Creation Enterprise	1
#49	Amada Co.	1
#50	Amada Machine Tools Co.	1
#51	Andis	1
#52	Arnetoli Motor S.R.L.	1
#53	Asahi Glass Co.	1
#54	Atlanta Cutlery	1
#55	Avery Dennison	1
#56	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh	1
#57	Beiersdorf Ag	1
#58	Belron International Limited	1
#59	Benriner Co.	1
#60	Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh	1
#61	Bizerba Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#62	Blanking Systems	1
#63	Blazing Products	1
#64	Braner Usa	1
#65	Bridgestone	1
#66	Caffeinate Labs	1
#67	C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co.	1
#68	Chan Li Machinery Co.	1
#69	Chef'N	1
#70	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	1
#71	Compagnie Plastic Omnium Se	1
#72	Container Graphics	1
#73	Cps Technologies	1
#74	Dorco Co.	1
#75	Dryfhout Enterprises	1
#76	Eigen Systems Limited	1
#77	Elec-Tech International Co.	1
#78	Esys	1
#79	Fanuc	1
#80	Faurecia Innenraum Systeme Gmbh	1
#81	Fei	1
#82	Fujifilm Business Innovation	1
#83	Gea Food Solutions Germany Gmbh	1
#84	Genius Gmbh	1
#85	Gerber Sakai Co.	1
#86	Gl & V Luxembourg Sàrl	1
#87	Gracewood Management	1
#88	Graphtec	1
#89	Grasselli S.P.A.	1
#90	Helen Of Troy Limited	1
#91	Hitachi	1
#92	Hubbell Incorporated	1
#93	Hutchinson	1
#94	I-Chiun Precision Industry Co.	1
#95	Independent Ink	1
#96	Iscar	1
#97	John Bean Technologies	1
#98	Jt International Sa	1
#99	Kai R&D Center Co.	1
#100	Kai U.S.A.	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Patents per Year

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Top Companies