Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2023

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	Jack Anthony Washington	12	The Gillette Company
2	Steven Michael Bourque	7	The Gillette Company
3	Ashok Bakul Patel	6	The Gillette Company
#4	Robert Harold Johnson	6	The Gillette Company
#5	Charles James Bassett	5	The Gillette Company
#6	Christian Litterst	5	The Gillette Company
#7	Christoph Zegula	5	The Gillette Company
#8	Martin Fuellgrabe	5	The Braun
#9	Neville Sonnenberg	5	The Gillette Company
#10	Panagiotis Kopelas	5	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#11	Robert Joseph Gallegos	5	Wagic
#12	Alois Koeppl	4	The Braun
#13	Christopher Ramm	4	The Gillette Company
#14	Giorgos Georgakis	4	Societe Bic
#15	Ioannis Bozikis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#16	Jana Schmitt	4	The Braun
#17	John Joseph Nisby	4	The Gillette Company
#18	Kyle Chumchal	4	Microtech Knives
#19	Matthew Stephen Bauer	4	The Gillette Company
#20	Reinhold Eichhorn	4	The Braun
#21	Ronald Richard Duff, JR.	4	The Gillette Company
#22	Shunsuke Komori	4	Panasonic
#23	Sung Hee SON	4	Dorco Co.
#24	Anestis TSEGENIDIS	3	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#25	Bin Shen	3	The Gillette Company
#26	Craig A. Provost	3	Shavelogic
#27	Daniel T. Dovel	3	Darex
#28	Deborah Sue Slovut	3	The Procter & Gamble
#29	Hendrik Klaas Paauw	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#30	Hiroaki Shimizu	3	Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co.
#31	Holger Jenter	3	Krug & Priester Gmbh & Co. Kg
#32	Jae Joon Lee	3	Hyundai Motor
#33	Jason Scott Slattery	3	The Gillette Company
#34	Jeffrey A. Whited	3	Bettcher Industries
#35	Jin Kyung Kim	3	KAIST
#36	John Crawford	3	Microtech Knives
#37	John W. Griffin	3	Shavelogic
#38	John Curtis Kortman	3	Oliver Packaging And Equipment
#39	Joseph Repass	3	Kodak Alaris
#40	Kathryn Christian Kien	3	The Procter & Gamble
#41	Kelly Daniel Bridges	3	The Gillette Company
#42	Kenneth James Skrobis	3	The Gillette Company
#43	Marcus Franciscus Eijkelkamp	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#44	Matthew Michael Long	3	The Gillette Company
#45	Martin Mayr	3	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh
#46	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#47	Michael Tejpaul Verasamy	3	The Gillette Company
#48	Nicholas L. Seferi	3	Acme United
#49	Regan Marie Fiascone	3	Cvs Pharmacy
#50	Richard Steven Paoletti	3	Kodak Alaris
#51	Shin Hwan PARK	3	Dorco Co.
#52	Shlomo Zucker	3	Personal Care Marketing And Research
#53	Spiros Gratsias	3	Bic-Violex Sa
#54	Susan Clare Robinson	3	The Gillette Company
#55	Thomas Scimone	3	Slice
#56	Toshiharu Hashimoto	3	Panasonic
#57	Vance John Matz	3	Oliver Packaging And Equipment
#58	Vincent Paul Walker, Jr.	3	The Gillette Company
#59	Yongqing Ju	3	The Gillette Company
#60	Young Ho Park	3	Samsung
#61	Yvonne M. Johnson	3	Oliver Packaging And Equipment
#62	Abhinav Rao	2	MIT
#63	Adam Hahn	2	Leaf Shave
#64	Adam Simone	2	Leaf Shave
#65	Akitaka Ito	2	Panasonic
#66	Albert Jan Aitink	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#67	Alexander Fuchs	2	Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg
#68	Alexander Tessmann	2	The Gillette Company
#69	Alexander J. Waterman	2	Cloud Packaging Solutions
#70	Anthony Crivolio	2	Mespack Cloud
#71	Anastasios John Hart	2	MIT
#72	Andreas Lundbäck	2	Andis
#73	Atsutaka IKEMOTO	2	Panasonic
#74	Benjamin Oliver Ryan Cabot	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#75	Bradley W Boesel	2	—
#76	Brent L. Bucks	2	Fam
#77	Christos AMPATIS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#78	Christoforos-Athanassios Brellis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#79	Chen Haisheng	2	Outdoor Edge Cutlery
#80	David R. Bloch	2	Outdoor Edge Cutlery
#81	Daniele Solerio	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#82	Daisuke Sone	2	Panasonic
#83	Dimitrios Efthimiadis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#84	Donn D. Hartman	2	Cloud Packaging Solutions
#85	Edwin A. Werner	2	Andis
#86	Eric Glenn Siegmann	2	The Gillette Company
#87	Everhardus Johannes Hoexum	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#88	Evan Cutter Waller	2	Andis
#89	Georgios Georgakis	2	Bic-Violex Sa
#90	George Kanakaris	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#91	Georgios PASPATIS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#92	Gerd Staudinger	2	—
#93	Gregory Wilmes	2	Mespack Cloud
#94	Hauke Bruening	2	The Gillette Company
#95	Hilde SEIP	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#96	Jan Bennik	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#97	James Benjamin Edwards	2	Walmart Apollo
#98	James O. Myrhum, Jr.	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#99	Jeffrey Stuart Parker	2	The Gillette Company
#100	Jeffrey Moss Vaughn	2	The Procter & Gamble

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	The Gillette Company	37
2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.	20
3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	17
#4	Dorco Co.	9
#5	Milwaukee Electric Tool	7
#6	The Braun	7
#7	The Procter & Gamble	7
#8	Slice	6
#9	Microtech Knives	5
#10	Wahl Clipper	5
#11	Andis	4
#12	Bettcher Industries	4
#13	Panasonic	4
#14	Brother Kogyo	3
#15	Darex	3
#16	Dollar Shave Club	3
#17	Kodak Alaris	3
#18	Krug & Priester Gmbh & Co. Kg	3
#19	Oliver Packaging And Equipment	3
#20	Provisur Technologies	3
#21	Tvi Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh	3
#22	Unknown	3
#23	Acme United	2
#24	Bic-Violex Sa	2
#25	Black & Decker	2
#26	Disco	2
#27	Fam	2
#28	Fiskars Brands	2
#29	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab	2
#30	Gb Ii	2
#31	Hantover	2
#32	Hospira	2
#33	Kai R&D Center Co.	2
#34	Leaf Shave	2
#35	Lg Energy Solution	2
#36	Martor Kg	2
#37	MIT	2
#38	Mespack Cloud	2
#39	Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg	2
#40	Outdoor Edge Cutlery	2
#41	Sl Ip Company	2
#42	Te Connectivity Co.	2
#43	The Boeing	2
#44	Urschel Laboratories	2
#45	Vmi Holland B.V.	2
#46	Walmart Apollo	2
#47	3M	1
#48	Amgen	1
#49	Accutec	1
#50	A. G. Stacker	1
#51	Airborne International B.V.	1
#52	Altria Client Services	1
#53	Avercon Bvba	1
#54	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	1
#55	Blue Solutions Canada	1
#56	Bobst (Shanghai)	1
#57	Boise State University	1
#58	Boxplan Gmbh & Co.Kg	1
#59	Caffeinate Labs	1
#60	Chan Li Machinery Co.	1
#61	Church & Dwight Co.	1
#62	Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited	1
#63	Cuttway Products Co.	1
#64	Dalian University Of Technology	1
#65	Dicar	1
#66	Dongguan Mimao Electronic Technology Co.	1
#67	Duplo Seiko	1
#68	Edgewell Personal Care Brands	1
#69	Elum	1
#70	Emerson Professional Tools	1
#71	Emmeci S.P.A.	1
#72	Engineering Resources Group	1
#73	Evonik Operations Gmbh	1
#74	Excelsior	1
#75	Fabio Perini S.P.A.	1
#76	Finatec Holding Ag	1
#77	Flexible Steel Lacing	1
#78	Garland Industries	1
#79	G.D Societa' Per Azioni	1
#80	Gerber Technology	1
#81	Heated Blades Holding Company	1
#82	Heiniger Ag	1
#83	HP	1
#84	Highcon Systems	1
#85	Hubbell Incorporated	1
#86	Hubei Fangnuo Technology Co.	1
#87	Hybrid Razor	1
#88	Hypertherm	1
#89	Illinois Tool Works	1
#90	International Wheel And Tire	1
#91	John Bean Technologies	1
#92	J.R. Simplot	1
#93	Khs Gmbh	1
#94	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	1
#95	Knipex-Werk C. Gustav Putsch Kg	1
#96	Koenig & Bauer Ag	1
#97	Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems Belgium Bv	1
#98	Kuhn Rikon Ag	1
#99	Kulicke And Soffa Industries	1
#100	Mack-Ray	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

Patents per Year

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Top Companies