Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2024

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	Nikolaos CHATZIGRIGORIOU	6	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
2	Anthony Louis Marfione	5	Microtech Knives
3	Clarence C. Allen, Jr.	5	A. G. Stacker
#4	Eric Stempihar	5	A. G. Stacker
#5	Joseph Wunder	5	A. G. Stacker
#6	Luca Iaccarino	5	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#7	Dalton Hege	4	A. G. Stacker
#8	Davide Penazzi	4	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#9	Ioannis Bozikis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#10	Kentaro Sugiyama	4	Brother Kogyo
#11	Marcus Cornelis PETRELLI	4	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#12	Min Joo PARK	4	Dorco Co.
#13	Panagiotis Kopelas	4	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#14	Alois Koeppl	3	The Braun
#15	Argyro Kallivretaki	3	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#16	Craig Logan	3	—
#17	Curtis Smith	3	Aob Products
#18	Dustin Joseph Gereg	3	Urschel Laboratories
#19	Jana Schmitt	3	The Braun
#20	James Tayon	3	Aob Products
#21	Kenneth James Skrobis	3	The Gillette Company
#22	Martin Fuellgrabe	3	The Braun
#23	Maria Petratou	3	Societe Bic
#24	Matteo VENTURINI	3	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#25	Oscar M. Jaime	3	—
#26	Reinhold Eichhorn	3	The Braun
#27	Robert Joseph Gallegos	3	Wagic
#28	Seong Won JEONG	3	Dorco Co.
#29	Sung Hoon Oh	3	LG
#30	Willem Auke Westerhof	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#31	Albert Jan Aitink	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#32	Alexander Bourque	2	Societe Bic
#33	Albert Hartmann	2	Ciba-Geigy
#34	Anand Khubani	2	Ideavillage Products
#35	Andreas Peter	2	Baker Hughes Holdings
#36	Anthony Vesich	2	Aob Products
#37	Babu Varghese	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#38	Bernard J. Esarey	2	Bettcher Industries
#39	Bernd Stassen	2	The Braun
#40	Bryan Hawkins	2	Trane International
#41	Brian Steere	2	Aob Products
#42	Cam Craig	2	Techtronic Cordless Gp
#43	Christopher L. Chua	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#44	Daniel T. Dovel	2	Darex
#45	David Osterhouse	2	Hypertherm
#46	David Stowers	2	Church & Dwight Co.
#47	Dennis W. Cauley, Jr.	2	Aob Products
#48	Detlef Gleich	2	The Braun
#49	Dominik Jueling	2	The Gillette Company
#50	Erik Bormann	2	Koenig & Bauer Ag
#51	Eric Langberg	2	Church & Dwight Co.
#52	Erick A. Sorenson	2	John Bean Technologies
#53	Fernando Barsacchi	2	A.Celli Nonwovens S.P.A.
#54	Filippo Gelli	2	—
#55	Geert-Jan Darwinkel	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#56	Geoffrey Michael Miller	2	Walmart Apollo
#57	Giuseppe Acciari	2	A.Celli Nonwovens S.P.A.
#58	Harrison T. Gill	2	John Bean Technologies
#59	Jan Van Dalen	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#60	Jack Anthony Washington	2	The Gillette Company
#61	Jeremy Fedrigon	2	Techtronic Cordless Gp
#62	Jeffrey D. Gross	2	Andis
#63	Joseph Blackner	2	Walmart Apollo
#64	Joseph Allan DePuydt	2	The Gillette Company
#65	Johannes Antonius Jansen	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#66	John Marshall Jones	2	Walmart Apollo
#67	Josh Neville	2	Aob Products
#68	Joseph Novak	2	Andis
#69	JONATHAN ALAMBRA PALERO	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#70	Julie A. Bert	2	Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
#71	Justin Burke	2	Aob Products
#72	Julien Gouerec	2	Société Bic
#73	Jun Mizutani	2	Toyota
#74	Katie Kristine Glass	2	The Procter & Gamble
#75	Keith Alan Barber	2	PepsiCo
#76	Kejin Li	2	The Braun
#77	Matthew Travis Brightman	2	The Procter & Gamble
#78	Mark Dalton	2	Aob Products
#79	Marco Gulminelli	2	Sica S.P.A.
#80	Matthew Kinamore	2	Aob Products
#81	Matthew Timothy McKee	2	Lockheed Martin
#82	Martinus Bernardus Stapelbroek	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#83	Michael Cottrell	2	Aob Products
#84	Nikolaos CHRYSANTHAKOPOULOS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#85	Nikolaos Ovvadias	2	Societe Bic
#86	Nicholas Raymond Tenhundfeld	2	The Procter & Gamble
#87	Oedilius Johannes Bisschop	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#88	Patrick L. Wills	2	Techtronic Cordless Gp
#89	Ralf Strauss	2	Irwin Industrial Tool
#90	Rebecca G. Gann	2	PepsiCo
#91	Richard M. Davidian	2	Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited
#92	Richard J. Tringali	2	Andis
#93	Rony Chan	2	Techtronic Cordless Gp
#94	Roman Röder	2	The Braun
#95	Santos Cerda, Jr.	2	Walmart Apollo
#96	Samuel Nelson	2	Techtronic Cordless Gp
#97	Scot Herbst	2	Slice
#98	Seth Wheeler	2	Aob Products
#99	Steven Neltner	2	Xerox
#100	Stephen Rowlay	2	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	23
2	The Gillette Company	18
3	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.	17
#4	Dorco Co.	10
#5	The Braun	7
#6	Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg	6
#7	A. G. Stacker	5
#8	Brother Kogyo	5
#9	Microtech Knives	5
#10	The Procter & Gamble	5
#11	Black & Decker	4
#12	Milwaukee Electric Tool	4
#13	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	4
#14	Urschel Laboratories	4
#15	Andis	3
#16	Aob Products	3
#17	Disco	3
#18	Hypertherm	3
#19	Kai R&D Center Co.	3
#20	Koenig & Bauer Ag	3
#21	Slice	3
#22	Societe Bic	3
#23	Unknown	3
#24	Walmart Apollo	3
#25	Belron International Limited	2
#26	Bettcher Industries	2
#27	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	2
#28	Bobst Mex Sa	2
#29	Church & Dwight Co.	2
#30	Darex	2
#31	Fiskars Brands	2
#32	Gerber Technology	2
#33	John Bean Technologies	2
#34	Lg Energy Solution	2
#35	Sica S.P.A.	2
#36	Société Bic	2
#37	Techtronic Cordless Gp	2
#38	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Se + Co. Kg	2
#39	Xerox	2
#40	Zazzle	2
#41	Lockheed Martin	2
#42	PepsiCo	2
#43	Samsung	2
#44	Amgen	1
#45	Applied Materials	1
#46	Acme United	1
#47	Adolf Mohr Maschinenfabrik Gmbh &Co. Kg	1
#48	Ai Incorporated	1
#49	Airex Co.	1
#50	Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik	1
#51	Alliance Sports Group	1
#52	Avercon Bvba	1
#53	Avery Dennison Retail Information Services	1
#54	Axon Enterprise	1
#55	Babyliss Faco Srl	1
#56	Benchmade Knife Co.	1
#57	Bic-Violex Sa	1
#58	Bobst (Shanghai)	1
#59	Boxplan Gmbh & Co.Kg	1
#60	Breville Pty Limited	1
#61	Brown	1
#62	Cancer Diagnostics	1
#63	Cardinal Ig	1
#64	Civil Aviation Flight University Of China	1
#65	Conagra Foods Rdm	1
#66	Cricut	1
#67	Cuttway Products Co.	1
#68	D-Cut Products	1
#69	Dell Products	1
#70	Duplo Seiko	1
#71	Elum	1
#72	Evoca S.P.A.	1
#73	Fameccanica.Data S.P.A.	1
#74	Fellowes	1
#75	Fotoba International S.R.L.	1
#76	Fuji Seal International	1
#77	Futura S.P.A.	1
#78	Gb Ii	1
#79	Goodly-Ch Enterprise Co.	1
#80	Good Sportsman Marketing	1
#81	Grasselli S.P.A.	1
#82	Guangdong University Of Technology	1
#83	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	1
#84	Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co.	1
#85	Hantover	1
#86	Harbor Freight Tools Usa	1
#87	Havel'S	1
#88	Hellermanntyton Co.	1
#89	HP	1
#90	Hunter Douglas Industries Switzerland Gmbh	1
#91	Klever Kutter	1
#92	Leaf Shave	1
#93	Leatherman Tool Group	1
#94	Les Promotions Atlantiques Inc./ Ati	1
#95	Marel A/S	1
#96	Marel Iceland Ehf	1
#97	Max Co.	1
#98	Maxell Izumi Co.	1
#99	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Föderung Der Wissenschaften E.V.	1
#100	Mccain Foods Limited	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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