Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2019

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	Craig A. Provost	11	Shavelogic
2	John W. Griffin	11	Shavelogic
3	William E. Tucker	9	Shavelogic
#4	Ioannis Bozikis	8	Bic-Violex Sa
#5	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	7	Bic-Violex Sa
#6	Georgios Georgakis	7	Bic-Violex Sa
#7	Wolfgang Stegmann	6	The Braun
#8	Ioannis-Marios Psimadas	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#9	Justin Bagley	5	Progressive International
#10	Spiros Gratsias	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#11	Vasileios Davos	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#12	Vassilis Papachristos	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#13	Andreas Erndt	4	The Braun
#14	Anastasios Papageorgiou	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#15	Brent L. Bucks	4	Fam
#16	Earl Votolato	4	Spellbound Development Group
#17	Ioannis Komianos	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#18	Juergen Behrendt	4	The Gillette Company
#19	Matthew James Dryfhout	4	Dryfhout Properties
#20	Michalis Karoussis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#21	Nikolaos Skounakis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#22	Panagiotis Zafiropoulos	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#23	Ryan Burkes	4	Spellbound Development Group
#24	Albert Jan Aitink	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#25	Anand Khubani	3	Ideavillage Products
#26	Anthony Louis Marfione	3	Microtech Knives
#27	Beni Nachon	3	Hybrid Razor
#28	Bernhard Sikora	3	The Braun
#29	Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez	3	The Braun
#30	Daniel Wade King	3	Urschel Laboratories
#31	Douglas R. Kohring	3	Shavelogic
#32	Efstratios Christofidellis	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#33	Eric Langberg	3	Church & Dwight Co.
#34	Geert-Jan Darwinkel	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#35	Gil Perlberg	3	Kulicke & Soffa Investments
#36	Johannes Stimpel	3	The Braun
#37	Kin Fatt Phoon	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#38	Kotaro Yanagi	3	Panasonic
#39	Matthew W. Krenik	3	—
#40	Matthias Wetzel	3	The Braun
#41	Nicholas Alan Underwood	3	Urschel Laboratories
#42	Panagiotis Moustakas	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#43	Shoham Zak	3	Hybrid Razor
#44	Stephen Charles Witkus	3	The Gillette Company
#45	Tetsuhiko Shimizu	3	Izumi Products
#46	Tsafrir Ben-Ari	3	Hybrid Razor
#47	Udo Bady	3	The Braun
#48	Aaron Robert Ayers	2	The Boeing
#49	Alexander Stephen Forti	2	The Gillette Company
#50	Alexander J. Karchon	2	Cammenga Company
#51	Alex R. Oliveira	2	Whirlpool
#52	Andrew Charles Nicholas	2	The Gillette Company
#53	Benjamin Oliver Ryan Cabot	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#54	César Carrasco	2	A O Shallinox Gmbh
#55	Christine Mary Anderson	2	The Boeing
#56	Christopher J. Karchon	2	Cammenga Company
#57	Christopher M. Smith	2	—
#58	Charles Bridgham Worrick, III	2	The Gillette Company
#59	Cory P. Gussert	2	Paper Converting Machine
#60	Cornelis Johannes Zandsteeg	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#61	David R. Bloch	2	Outdoor Edge Cutlery
#62	David J. Delany	2	The Boeing
#63	David A. Sharbaugh	2	Phonemate
#64	David Stowers	2	Church & Dwight Co.
#65	David Volzer	2	Crayola
#66	David Scott Wright	2	The Boeing
#67	Detlef Gleich	2	The Braun
#68	Deborah Sue Slovut	2	The Procter & Gamble
#69	Donald W. Coffland	2	The Boeing
#70	Douglas J. McGuffin-Noll	2	Globe Food Equipment
#71	Donald R. Young	2	The Boeing
#72	Efthymios Saltas	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#73	Eric Tauzer	2	Whirlpool
#74	Felix Koenig	2	The Gillette Company
#75	Fernando Oliveira	2	Emc
#76	Frank Matthew Howa	2	Spellbound Development Group
#77	Fu Keung Ng	2	Slice
#78	Geert Willem De Goeij	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#79	Gitay Kryger	2	Hybrid Razor
#80	Gottfried Jason Hohm	2	Curt G. Joa
#81	Gunar Bormann	2	Koenig & Bauer Ag
#82	Hiroyuki Nakasuka	2	Kai R&D Center Co.
#83	Hong Lu	2	Fuji Electric Co.
#84	Huibin Gong	2	The Gillette Company
#85	James A. Fant	2	Urschel Laboratories
#86	James O. Myrhum, Jr.	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#87	Jan Van Dalen	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#88	Jasper Zuidervaart	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#89	Jeroen Christian Nijdam	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#90	Jeremy T. Wolters	2	Whirlpool
#91	Joseph P. Garavaglia	2	Pacific Handy Cutter
#92	Joao Paulo M. Goncalves	2	Whirlpool
#93	John C. Julian	2	—
#94	Joachim Krauss	2	The Braun
#95	Joel B. Michaletz	2	—
#96	Johannes Naumann	2	Koenig & Bauer Ag
#97	John A. Theget	2	—
#98	Joe Dennis Wadkins	2	—
#99	Kazutoshi Funakoshi	2	Roland Dg
#100	Kathryn Christian Kien	2	The Procter & Gamble

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Bic-Violex Sa	18
2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	17
3	The Gillette Company	15
#4	The Braun	11
#5	Shavelogic	10
#6	Urschel Laboratories	7
#7	Dorco Co.	5
#8	Milwaukee Electric Tool	5
#9	Progressive International	5
#10	Unknown	5
#11	Panasonic	5
#12	Fam	4
#13	The Boeing	4
#14	The Procter & Gamble	4
#15	Dryfhout Properties	3
#16	Gb Ii	3
#17	Hybrid Razor	3
#18	Kai R&D Center Co.	3
#19	Martor Kg	3
#20	Pacific Handy Cutter	3
#21	Roland Dg	3
#22	Spellbound Development Group	3
#23	Wahl Clipper	3
#24	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach	3
#25	Canon	3
#26	Andis	2
#27	A O Shallinox Gmbh	2
#28	Beiersdorf Ag	2
#29	Bettcher Industries	2
#30	Brother Kogyo	2
#31	Cammenga Company	2
#32	Conagra Foods Rdm	2
#33	Crayola	2
#34	Curt G. Joa	2
#35	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab	2
#36	Globe Food Equipment	2
#37	Hochland Se	2
#38	Hutchinson	2
#39	Ideavillage Products	2
#40	Izumi Products	2
#41	Key Technology	2
#42	Koenig & Bauer Ag	2
#43	Mack-Ray	2
#44	Maxell Izumi Co.	2
#45	Microtech Knives	2
#46	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company	2
#47	Nien Made Enterprise Co.	2
#48	Nippon Tungsten Co.	2
#49	Outdoor Edge Cutlery	2
#50	Paper Converting Machine	2
#51	Seiko Epson	2
#52	Sumitomo Chemical	2
#53	Thurne-Middleby	2
#54	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh	2
#55	Whirlpool	2
#56	BOE	2
#57	Samsung	2
#58	3M	1
#59	Amazon	1
#60	Apple	1
#61	American Crafts, L.C.	1
#62	Atlas Die	1
#63	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services	1
#64	Baker Perkins	1
#65	Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1
#66	Benchmade Knife Co.	1
#67	Biocut	1
#68	Bisso Marine	1
#69	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	1
#70	Black & Decker	1
#71	Bobst Mex Sa	1
#72	Bobst Sa	1
#73	Boxplan Gmbh & Co.Kg	1
#74	Cardinal Ig	1
#75	Catbridge Machinery	1
#76	Cembre S.P.A.	1
#77	Chef'N	1
#78	Church & Dwight Co.	1
#79	Container Graphics	1
#80	Crain Cutter	1
#81	Creator	1
#82	Custom S.P.A.	1
#83	D-Cut Products	1
#84	Dicar	1
#85	Dienes Werke Für Maschinenteile Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#86	Disco	1
#87	Dryfhout Enterprises	1
#88	Duplo Seiko	1
#89	Fanuc	1
#90	Flow International	1
#91	Fosber S.P.A.	1
#92	Friedr. Dick Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#93	Fujifilm Business Innovation	1
#94	Fujikura	1
#95	Futura S.P.A.	1
#96	Gambini International S.A.	1
#97	General Mills	1
#98	Girnet Internacional, S.L.	1
#99	Goodly-Ch Enterprise Co.	1
#100	Goodrich	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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