Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2020

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	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	9	Bic-Violex Sa
2	Ioannis Bozikis	6	Bic-Violex Sa
3	Michael Scot Jacko	6	Urschel Laboratories
#4	Andreas Erndt	5	The Braun
#5	Matthew Michael Long	5	The Gillette Company
#6	Cirilo Javier Perez Lopez	4	The Braun
#7	Dustin Joseph Gereg	4	Urschel Laboratories
#8	Everhardus Johannes Hoexum	4	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#9	Georgios Georgakis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#10	Jack Anthony Washington	4	The Gillette Company
#11	Jens Treu	4	Beiersdorf Ag
#12	Josef Mayer	4	Textor Maschinenbau Gmbh
#13	Jörg Schmeiser	4	Textor Maschinenbau Gmbh
#14	Kelly Daniel Bridges	4	The Gillette Company
#15	Kesen Zeng	4	Beiersdorf Ag
#16	Kin Fatt Phoon	4	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#17	Michael Lessmann	4	Beiersdorf Ag
#18	Neville Sonnenberg	4	The Gillette Company
#19	Panagiotis Zafiropoulos	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#20	Thomas Nispel	4	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#21	Yvonne Neumann	4	Beiersdorf Ag
#22	Albert Jan Aitink	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#23	Alejandro Carlos Lee	3	The Gillette Company
#24	Ashok Bakul Patel	3	The Gillette Company
#25	Clark A. Levsen	3	Hantover
#26	Craig A. Provost	3	Shavelogic
#27	Detlef Gleich	3	The Braun
#28	Diana Kappes	3	The Braun
#29	Fabio Perini	3	Futura S.P.A.
#30	George R. Blaine	3	John Bean Technologies
#31	Hiroki Inoue	3	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory
#32	Ioannis-Marios Psimadas	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#33	John W. Griffin	3	Shavelogic
#34	Joachim Krauss	3	The Braun
#35	Martin Mayr	3	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh
#36	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#37	Norbert Broemse	3	The Gillette Company
#38	Noël Ritzen	3	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#39	Philipp Berger	3	The Braun
#40	Philip Drescher	3	Beiersdorf Ag
#41	Ralf Hagens	3	Beiersdorf Ag
#42	Robert Godlieb	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#43	Robert Harold Johnson	3	The Gillette Company
#44	Spiros Gratsias	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#45	Sung Hee SON	3	Dorco Co.
#46	Thomas Völkl	3	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh
#47	Tobias Einloft-Velte	3	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#48	Vasileios Davos	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#49	Young Ho Park	3	Samsung
#50	Aiqin Li	2	The Gillette Company
#51	Alexander Burk	2	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#52	Amalia Skarmoutsou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#53	Andrew Demko	2	Cold Steel
#54	Andrej Fahnenstiel	2	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg
#55	Anthony Louis Marfione	2	Microtech Knives
#56	Anastasios Papageorgiou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#57	Andreas Peter	2	Baker Hughes Holdings
#58	Arjan Sander Vonk	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#59	Ayman El-Tamer	2	The Gillette Company
#60	Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai	2	The Gillette Company
#61	Bernhard Kraus	2	The Braun
#62	Blake Squires	2	—
#63	Bo-Ra Kim	2	Samsung
#64	Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#65	Christopher Raymond Eagleton	2	The Gillette Company
#66	Christoph Klaiber	2	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg
#67	Cheng-Wei Su	2	Hong Ann Tool Industries Co.
#68	David Hancock	2	Provisur Technologies
#69	Dana Nadeau	2	—
#70	Eric Larson	2	Prince Castle
#71	Faiz Feisal Sherman	2	The Procter & Gamble
#72	Frank Huang	2	Eveready Battery Company
#73	Fred Leoni	2	Southern Fabrication Works
#74	Frank Ziegler	2	The Braun
#75	Gerd Lischinski	2	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#76	Geert Veenstra	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#77	Giorgio Grasselli	2	Grasselli S.P.A.
#78	Glen F. Pryor	2	Provisur Technologies
#79	Graham John Simms	2	The Gillette Company
#80	Hanspeter Meyer	2	Mueller Martini Holding Ag
#81	Hiroyuki Nakasuka	2	Kai R&D Center Co.
#82	Hiroaki Shimizu	2	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#83	Houkun Liang	2	Binovo Manufacturing Co.
#84	Ian Anthony Good	2	The Gillette Company
#85	Ingo Rother	2	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach
#86	Ioannis Komianos	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#87	Isabel Sanz Ananos	2	HP
#88	Jan Bennik	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#89	Jae Joon Lee	2	Hyundai Motor
#90	James E. Pasek	2	Formax
#91	Jan Van Dalen	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#92	Jens Schmon	2	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg
#93	Jeffrey A. Whited	2	Bettcher Industries
#94	John Chadwick	2	The Gillette Company
#95	John Osher	2	The Procter & Gamble
#96	Johan Pragt	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#97	Justin Bagley	2	Progressive International
#98	Julien Philippe Latul	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#99	Kam Fai Fung	2	Conair
#100	Kiyoshi Hasegawa	2	Nissan Motor Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Gillette Company	30
2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	25
3	Bic-Violex Sa	19
#4	The Braun	11
#5	Panasonic	10
#6	Dorco Co.	9
#7	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	7
#8	Urschel Laboratories	7
#9	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach	7
#10	The Boeing	5
#11	Beiersdorf Ag	4
#12	Disco	4
#13	John Bean Technologies	4
#14	Milwaukee Electric Tool	4
#15	Provisur Technologies	4
#16	Textor Maschinenbau Gmbh	4
#17	Bettcher Industries	3
#18	Conair	3
#19	Dicar	3
#20	Gb Ii	3
#21	Microtech Knives	3
#22	Progressive International	3
#23	Shavelogic	3
#24	Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.	3
#25	The Procter & Gamble	3
#26	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh	3
#27	Unknown	3
#28	BOE	3
#29	3M	2
#30	Belron International Limited	2
#31	Benchmade Knife Co.	2
#32	Bhs Corrugated Maschinen-Und Anlagenbau Gmbh	2
#33	Binovo Manufacturing Co.	2
#34	Brother Kogyo	2
#35	Dkb Household Uk Limited	2
#36	Edgewell Personal Care Brands	2
#37	Edlund Company	2
#38	Georg Fischer Rohrleitungssysteme Ag	2
#39	Grasselli S.P.A.	2
#40	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	2
#41	Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co.	2
#42	Hantover	2
#43	HP	2
#44	Hong Ann Tool Industries Co.	2
#45	Kyocera	2
#46	Martor Kg	2
#47	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems	2
#48	Mueller Martini Holding Ag	2
#49	Nissan Motor Co.	2
#50	Personal Care Marketing And Research	2
#51	Prince Castle	2
#52	Robert Bosch Gmbh	2
#53	Robert Bosch Tool	2
#54	Sumitomo Chemical	2
#55	Nike	2
#56	Amazon	1
#57	Amgen	1
#58	A.B.L. S.R.L.	1
#59	Acme United	1
#60	Advantage Creation Enterprise	1
#61	Allprofessional Mfg. Co.	1
#62	Altria Client Services	1
#63	American Crafts, L.C.	1
#64	Andis	1
#65	Babyliss Faco Srl	1
#66	BMW	1
#67	Bell Helicopter Textron	1
#68	Black & Decker	1
#69	Bobst Mex Sa	1
#70	Cardinal Ig	1
#71	Central Glass Company, Limited	1
#72	Chan Li Machinery Co.	1
#73	Church & Dwight Co.	1
#74	Cold Steel	1
#75	Container Graphics	1
#76	Core Link Ab	1
#77	Crain Cutter	1
#78	Cryovac	1
#79	D-Cut Products	1
#80	Dryfhout Properties	1
#81	Duplo Seiko	1
#82	Ecolab Usa	1
#83	Elum	1
#84	Evonik Röhm Gmbh	1
#85	Fabio Perini S.P.A.	1
#86	Fam	1
#87	Fanuc	1
#88	Feintool International Holding Ag	1
#89	Fenix Outdoor Development And Csr Ag	1
#90	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab	1
#91	Flow International	1
#92	Fosber S.P.A.	1
#93	Genius Gmbh	1
#94	Globe Food Equipment	1
#95	Goodly-Ch Enterprise Co.	1
#96	Greenlee Tools	1
#97	Habasit Ag	1
#98	Harro Hoefliger Verpackungsmaschinen Gmbh	1
#99	Harry'S	1
#100	Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

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Top Companies