Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2021

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	9	Shavelogic
2	John W. Griffin	9	Shavelogic
3	Thomas Scimone	8	Slice
#4	Ioannis Bozikis	7	Bic-Violex Sa
#5	Robert Joseph Gallegos	7	Wagic
#6	Scot Herbst	7	Slice
#7	William E. Tucker	7	Shavelogic
#8	Panagiotis Moustakas	6	Bic-Violex Sa
#9	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#10	Ioannis-Marios Psimadas	5	Bic-Violex Sa
#11	Maria Petratou	5	Societe Bic
#12	Christoforos-Athanasios Brellis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#13	Douglas R. Kohring	4	Shavelogic
#14	Faiz Feisal Sherman	4	The Procter & Gamble
#15	Georgios Georgakis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#16	Ian Anthony Good	4	The Gillette Company
#17	Spiros Gratsias	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#18	Alwin William DE VRIES	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#19	Balasundram Periasamy Amavasai	3	The Gillette Company
#20	Bernhard Kraus	3	The Braun
#21	Brent L. Bucks	3	Fam
#22	Christian Neyer	3	The Braun
#23	Deborah Sue Slovut	3	The Procter & Gamble
#24	Donald J. Ward	3	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#25	Dustin Joseph Gereg	3	Urschel Laboratories
#26	Geert-Jan Darwinkel	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#27	Jeanne F. Duckett	3	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#28	Jeroen Christian Nijdam	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#29	Kathryn Christian Kien	3	The Procter & Gamble
#30	Konstantinos Mavroeidis	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#31	Matthew Frank Murgida	3	The Gillette Company
#32	Marcus Cornelis PETRELLI	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#33	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#34	Mitchell G. Stern	3	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#35	Panagiotis Kopelas	3	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#36	Vasileios Papachristos	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#37	Weiyi Wang	3	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.
#38	Young Ho Park	3	Samsung
#39	Albert Jan Aitink	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#40	Alexandra Antonakou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#41	Alexander Stephen Forti	2	The Gillette Company
#42	Alison Fiona Stephens	2	The Gillette Company
#43	Alan Kenneth Stratton	2	Unknown
#44	Anastasios Siozios	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#45	Argyro Kallivretaki	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#46	Ashok Bakul Patel	2	The Gillette Company
#47	Athanasia Panou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#48	Bernard J. Esarey	2	Bettcher Industries
#49	Benjamin Derek Litteral	2	Hewy Wine Chillers
#50	Branden D. Rosenhan	2	Penblade
#51	Christoforos-Athanassios Brellis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#52	Christos GALANIS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#53	Charalampos SCHIZAS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#54	Charles E. Schomber, Jr.	2	Roto-Die Company
#55	Corey Everette Baxter	2	Urschel Laboratories
#56	Daniel Caputo	2	Great Stuff
#57	David Carpenter	2	Unknown
#58	Daniel Wade King	2	Urschel Laboratories
#59	David M. Rogers	2	Mccain Foods Limited
#60	Dionysios Athanasiou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#61	Edward A. Dries	2	—
#62	Edwin A. Werner	2	Andis
#63	Eirini Petratou	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#64	Eric Glenn Siegmann	2	The Gillette Company
#65	Everhardus Johannes Hoexum	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#66	Fokke Roelof Voorhorst	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#67	Franco Montagnani	2	Fabio Perini S.P.A.
#68	Frank Ziegler	2	The Braun
#69	Fu Keung Ng	2	Slice
#70	Gage A. Fox	2	Provisur Technologies
#71	George K. Bonnoitt, Jr.	2	Integra Biosciences Ag
#72	Georgios Katranas	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#73	Georgios Pyrris	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#74	Glen F. Pryor	2	Provisur Technologies
#75	Graziano Mazzaccherini	2	Fabio Perini S.P.A.
#76	Hong Lu	2	Fuji Electric Co.
#77	Huibin Gong	2	The Gillette Company
#78	Jae Joon Lee	2	Hyundai Motor
#79	James O. Myrhum, Jr.	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#80	Jack Anthony Washington	2	The Gillette Company
#81	Jan M. Watson	2	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#82	Jason R. Wheeler	2	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#83	Jesus Romo, Jr.	2	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services
#84	Jeff Schmuker	2	Provisur Technologies
#85	Jeffrey Tauscher	2	—
#86	Jeffrey A. Whited	2	Bettcher Industries
#87	Jin Kyung Kim	2	KAIST
#88	John Warren Aikens	2	Mccain Foods Limited
#89	Joachim Krauss	2	The Braun
#90	John D. Mistyurik	2	Monarch Marking Systems
#91	Joel Patrick Trojnar	2	Delstar Technologies
#92	Johannes Julian Weinkauff	2	The Braun
#93	Kenneth J. Onion	2	Kai U.S.A.
#94	Laura Marie Tanno	2	The Procter & Gamble
#95	Luc Berntsen	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#96	Matthew Lloyd Barker	2	The Procter & Gamble
#97	Mark Delplanche	2	Benchmade Knife Co.
#98	Matthew James Dryfhout	2	Dryfhout Properties
#99	Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#100	Martin Fuellgrabe	2	The Braun

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Bic-Violex Sa	25
2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	21
3	The Gillette Company	21
#4	Dorco Co.	11
#5	The Braun	8
#6	Shavelogic	7
#7	Slice	6
#8	Unknown	6
#9	Urschel Laboratories	6
#10	Milwaukee Electric Tool	5
#11	The Procter & Gamble	5
#12	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	4
#13	Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co.	4
#14	Martor Kg	4
#15	Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach	4
#16	3M	3
#17	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services	3
#18	Benchmade Knife Co.	3
#19	Bettcher Industries	3
#20	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	3
#21	Fam	3
#22	Gb Ii	3
#23	Maxell Izumi Co.	3
#24	Provisur Technologies	3
#25	Andis	2
#26	Black & Decker	2
#27	Bobst Mex Sa	2
#28	Boxplan Gmbh & Co.Kg	2
#29	Delstar Technologies	2
#30	Dryfhout Properties	2
#31	Fabio Perini S.P.A.	2
#32	Harry'S	2
#33	Mccain Foods Limited	2
#34	Personal Care Marketing And Research	2
#35	Roto-Die Company	2
#36	Seiko Epson	2
#37	Sl Ip Company	2
#38	The Boeing	2
#39	Totani	2
#40	Vmi Holland B.V.	2
#41	Panasonic	2
#42	PepsiCo	2
#43	Samsung	2
#44	Abbott	1
#45	Amgen	1
#46	Acme United	1
#47	Agilent Technologies	1
#48	Airbus (S.A.S.)	1
#49	Altria Client Services	1
#50	Apex Brands	1
#51	Aston Martin Lagonda Limited	1
#52	Atlas Die	1
#53	Automatic Handling International	1
#54	Basell Polyolefine Gmbh	1
#55	Belron International Limited	1
#56	Billie	1
#57	Church & Dwight Co.	1
#58	Cloud Packaging Solutions	1
#59	Conagra Foods Rdm	1
#60	Conair	1
#61	Cozzini	1
#62	Crescent Manufacturing	1
#63	Curt G. Joa	1
#64	D-Cut Products	1
#65	Dicar	1
#66	Dienes Werke Für Maschinenteile Gmbh & Co. Kg	1
#67	Disco	1
#68	Dynamics	1
#69	Electronics For Imaging	1
#70	Elum	1
#71	Etablissements Pierre Grehal Et Cie S.A.	1
#72	Fanuc	1
#73	Flow International	1
#74	Fujikura	1
#75	Gea Food Solutions Germany Gmbh	1
#76	Geo. M. Martin	1
#77	Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security America	1
#78	Gpcp Ip Holdings	1
#79	Heated Blades Holding Company	1
#80	Hubbell Incorporated	1
#81	Hybrid Razor	1
#82	Hyde Tools	1
#83	Hypertherm	1
#84	Hyundai Motor	1
#85	Illinois Tool Works	1
#86	I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A.	1
#87	Industro International Co.	1
#88	Ishida Europe Limited	1
#89	Jiangsu University	1
#90	J.R. Simplot	1
#91	Kia Motors	1
#92	Kingspan Insulated Panels	1
#93	Knipex-Werk C. Gustav Putsch Kg	1
#94	Koizumi Factory	1
#95	Kudos Mechanical Co.	1
#96	Kulicke And Soffa Industries	1
#97	Lamb-Weston/Meijer V.O.F.	1
#98	Land O'Lakes	1
#99	Leaf Shave	1
#100	Lectra	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies