Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2018

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

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	7	Bic-Violex Sa
2	Georgios Georgakis	6	Bic-Violex Sa
3	Ioannis Bozikis	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#4	Michael Scot Jacko	4	Urschel Laboratories
#5	Panagiotis Zafiropoulos	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#6	Siegfried Sablatschan	4	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#7	Allen J. Neel	3	J.R. Simplot
#8	Bram Tuijp	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#9	Craig A. Provost	3	Shavelogic
#10	David Bruce Walker	3	J.R. Simplot
#11	James M. Smithwick, Jr.	3	Container Graphics
#12	Jeffrey A. Whited	3	Bettcher Industries
#13	Joseph P. Garavaglia	3	Pacific Handy Cutter
#14	John W. Griffin	3	Shavelogic
#15	Kiyomu Nomura	3	Sumitomo Chemical
#16	Markus Gropl	3	Pacific Handy Cutter
#17	Nicholas A. Mascari	3	Bettcher Industries
#18	Robert Godlieb	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#19	Sascha Kaposi	3	Progressive International
#20	Scott Alan Klockow	3	Urschel Laboratories
#21	Stephen F. Gass	3	Sd3
#22	Tatsuya Kataoka	3	Kaizer Motorsports
#23	Thomas Scimone	3	Slice
#24	Vasileios Davos	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#25	William E. Tucker	3	Shavelogic
#26	Albert Jan Aitink	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#27	Alan Kenneth Stratton	2	Unknown
#28	Andreas Erndt	2	The Braun
#29	Andrew Charles Nicholas	2	The Gillette Company
#30	Avraham Gilor	2	—
#31	Bernhard Kraus	2	The Braun
#32	Brandon L. Spoelstra	2	Pacific Handy Cutter
#33	Christopher W. Blomquist	2	Usnr
#34	Christian von Hippel	2	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh
#35	Daniel D. Bloch	2	The Boeing
#36	David Carpenter	2	Unknown
#37	David A. Fanning	2	Sd3
#38	Daisuke Haba	2	Kai R&D Center Co.
#39	Edwin A. Werner	2	Andis
#40	George K. Bonnoitt, Jr.	2	Integra Biosciences Ag
#41	Georgios Koulourias	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#42	Giovacchino Giurlani	2	Futura S.P.A.
#43	Hiroaki Shimizu	2	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#44	Ioannis-Marios Psimadas	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#45	Jeroen Molema	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#46	J. David Fulmer	2	Sd3
#47	Joerg Droege	2	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh
#48	John A. McCabe	2	Curt G. Joa
#49	Jörg Schmeiser	2	Textor Maschinenbau Gmbh
#50	Juergen Behrendt	2	The Gillette Company
#51	Kazuya Hirata	2	Disco
#52	Klaus Heubach	2	The Gillette Company
#53	Lawrence M. Hauser	2	Progressive International
#54	Lee Burrowes	2	The Procter & Gamble
#55	Matthew James Dryfhout	2	Dryfhout Properties
#56	Matthias Gester	2	The Gillette Company
#57	Mark Marinovich	2	Pacific Handy Cutter
#58	Martijn Frans Johan Nab	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#59	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#60	Michael T. Pappas	2	Catbridge Machinery
#61	Michael Yermal	2	Catbridge Machinery
#62	Neel B. Kulshreshtha	2	Skull Shaver
#63	Nicholas Galekovic	2	—
#64	Norbert Broemse	2	The Gillette Company
#65	Paul Anton Josef Ackermans	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#66	Petros Polychronidis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#67	Reinier Alexander Tijssen	2	Tomtom International B.V.
#68	Robert Joseph Gallegos	2	Wagic
#69	Ronald L. Johnson	2	Wagic
#70	Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#71	Ruairidh Robertson	2	Unknown
#72	Scot Herbst	2	Slice
#73	Sebastian Hottenrott	2	The Braun
#74	Siu Wah Wong	2	King'S Flair Development
#75	Skye David Barcus	2	Wagic
#76	Steven W. Hyma	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#77	Toshio Ikuta	2	Panasonic
#78	Weiyi Wang	2	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.
#79	Xiangrong Ren	2	Unknown
#80	Young Ho Park	2	Samsung
#81	Ralph Philip Buccilli	1	The Gillette Company
#82	Mag. Hermann Schurer	1	Royal Canadian Mint
#83	Aaron Robert Ayers	1	The Boeing
#84	Aaron Engel-Hall	1	Creator
#85	Adreis Atkins	1	Unknown
#86	Adam Bird	1	Nicholson Manufacturing
#87	Adrianus Johannes Maria Denissen	1	Gracenote
#88	Adam Nordell	1	Par Systems
#89	Ahmad Rashed Edlbi	1	—
#90	Akihisa Hori	1	Nissan Motor Co.
#91	Akinobu Sato	1	Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
#92	Akiko Suzuki	1	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
#93	Alois Bochtler	1	Gea Food Solutions Germany Gmbh
#94	Alexander Burk	1	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#95	Alistair Carlton	1	Belron International Limited
#96	Alex M. Cole	1	Ridge Tool
#97	Alejandro Carlos Lee	1	The Gillette Company
#98	Al Lopez	1	—
#99	Alberto Mattarozzi	1	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
#100	Alex R. Oliveira	1	Whirlpool

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	22
2	The Gillette Company	13
3	Bic-Violex Sa	11
#4	The Procter & Gamble	6
#5	Bettcher Industries	5
#6	Unknown	5
#7	Urschel Laboratories	5
#8	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach	5
#9	The Boeing	4
#10	BOE	4
#11	Andis	3
#12	Container Graphics	3
#13	Disco	3
#14	J.R. Simplot	3
#15	Kai R&D Center Co.	3
#16	Martor Kg	3
#17	Milwaukee Electric Tool	3
#18	Pacific Handy Cutter	3
#19	Progressive International	3
#20	Sawstop Holding	3
#21	Shavelogic	3
#22	Sumitomo Chemical	3
#23	The Braun	3
#24	Panasonic	3
#25	3M	2
#26	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh	2
#27	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	2
#28	Brother Kogyo	2
#29	Catbridge Machinery	2
#30	Curt G. Joa	2
#31	Dorco Co.	2
#32	Dryfhout Enterprises	2
#33	Edgewell Personal Care Brands	2
#34	Federal-Mogul Powertrain	2
#35	Fiskars Brands	2
#36	Futura S.P.A.	2
#37	Gb Ii	2
#38	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	2
#39	Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co.	2
#40	Hefei Xinsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co.	2
#41	Illinois Tool Works	2
#42	Kabushiki Kaisha Isowa	2
#43	Key Technology	2
#44	King'S Flair Development	2
#45	Konica Minolta	2
#46	Kyocera Document Solutions	2
#47	Marel A/S	2
#48	Skull Shaver	2
#49	Spectrum Brands	2
#50	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. Kg	2
#51	Usnr	2
#52	Wagic	2
#53	Wahl Clipper	2
#54	Canon	2
#55	Amazon	1
#56	Apple	1
#57	Adolf Mohr Maschinenfabrik Gmbh &Co. Kg	1
#58	American Crafts, L.C.	1
#59	Basf Se	1
#60	Beiersdorf Ag	1
#61	Bell And Howell	1
#62	Bell Helicopter Textron	1
#63	Belron International Limited	1
#64	Benchmade Knife Co.	1
#65	Benriner Co.	1
#66	Black & Decker	1
#67	Bluescope Buildings North America	1
#68	Braner Usa	1
#69	C.G. Bretting Manufacturing Co.	1
#70	Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1
#71	Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin	1
#72	Corning Optical Communications	1
#73	Corona Clipper	1
#74	Creator	1
#75	Darex	1
#76	D-Cut Products	1
#77	Delphi Technologies	1
#78	Dm3D Technology	1
#79	Dynamics	1
#80	Ecoclean Gmbh	1
#81	Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique)	1
#82	Fam	1
#83	Fenwal	1
#84	Formax	1
#85	Foundation Of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation	1
#86	Gadsden Coffee	1
#87	Gea Food Solutions Germany Gmbh	1
#88	General Interface Solution Limited	1
#89	Genius Gmbh	1
#90	Geo. M. Martin	1
#91	Graphtec	1
#92	Hantover	1
#93	Harris	1
#94	Hogue Tool & Machine	1
#95	Honda Motor Co.	1
#96	Honda Research Institute Europe Gmbh	1
#97	Hp Scitex	1
#98	Huiyang Allan Plastic & Electric Industries Co., Limited	1
#99	Hybrid Razor	1
#100	Hyde Tools	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies