Cutting tools Patent Leaders 2025

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	Christos AMPATIS	4	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
2	Christos GALANIS	4	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
3	Charalampos SCHIZAS	4	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#4	Curtis Smith	4	Aob Products
#5	Ioannis Bozikis	4	Bic-Violex Sa
#6	James Tayon	4	Aob Products
#7	Yong Liu	4	Dalian Institute Of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
#8	Alan Blatter	3	Eveready Battery Company
#9	Anthony Louis Marfione	3	Microtech Knives
#10	Anthony Vesich	3	Aob Products
#11	Babu Varghese	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#12	Brian Steere	3	Aob Products
#13	Davide Penazzi	3	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#14	Dennis W. Cauley, Jr.	3	Aob Products
#15	Jack Anthony Washington	3	The Gillette Company
#16	Josh Neville	3	Aob Products
#17	Joseph Wunder	3	A. G. Stacker
#18	Justin Burke	3	Aob Products
#19	Mark Dalton	3	Aob Products
#20	Marco Fontecchio	3	The Gillette Company
#21	Matthew Kinamore	3	Aob Products
#22	Matteo VENTURINI	3	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa
#23	Michael Cottrell	3	Aob Products
#24	Ryan M. Torrenga	3	Provisur Technologies
#25	Seth Wheeler	3	Aob Products
#26	Shin Hwan PARK	3	Dorco Co.
#27	Steven Arndt	3	Wahl Clipper
#28	Steven Michael Bourque	3	The Gillette Company
#29	Timothy S. Kinney	3	Aob Products
#30	Willem Auke Westerhof	3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#31	Alan Kenneth Stratton	2	Unknown
#32	Brent L. Bucks	2	Fam
#33	Camille A. Sendlak	2	—
#34	Charles James Bassett	2	The Gillette Company
#35	Christopher Fernald	2	Edgewell Personal Care Brands
#36	David Carpenter	2	Unknown
#37	Darrell D. Jones	2	The Boeing
#38	Daniel R. Smith	2	The Boeing
#39	Edwin A. Werner	2	Andis
#40	Eric Stempihar	2	A. G. Stacker
#41	George K. Bonnoitt, Jr.	2	Integra Biosciences Ag
#42	Geert-Jan Darwinkel	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#43	Georgios KATSIKAS	2	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.
#44	Isaias Tellez	2	—
#45	James David Bruhns	2	Hogue
#46	James Chasen	2	Black & Decker
#47	Jannik Loeper	2	The Gillette Company
#48	Jassen R. Miller	2	Master Lock Company
#49	Jerry Blosser	2	A. G. Stacker
#50	Jessy Lee Cusack	2	The Gillette Company
#51	Jeffrey D. Gross	2	Andis
#52	Jeffrey Allen Kempker	2	Klever Kutter
#53	Joseph Novak	2	Andis
#54	JONATHAN ALAMBRA PALERO	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#55	Kyle Martin	2	Aob Products
#56	Lu Wang	2	Sichuan University
#57	Markus Bodmer	2	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg
#58	Martin Fuellgrabe	2	The Braun
#59	Matthew Frank Murgida	2	The Gillette Company
#60	Michael Scot Jacko	2	Urschel Laboratories
#61	Michael Lindsay	2	Aob Products
#62	Mitsuhiro Nadachi	2	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery
#63	Mingxiang Pan	2	Ningbo Xingwei Cutting-Tools Technology Co.
#64	Michael Scott Severns	2	Provisur Technologies
#65	Michael Tejpaul Verasamy	2	The Gillette Company
#66	Oedilius Johannes Bisschop	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#67	Randall Donn Senger	2	A. G. Stacker
#68	Ralf Steinhilber	2	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg
#69	Rangpan Wu	2	—
#70	Reinhold Eichhorn	2	The Braun
#71	Robert Andrew Kearney	2	The Gillette Company
#72	Robert Radford	2	—
#73	Ruairidh Robertson	2	Unknown
#74	Ryan Varnum	2	Aob Products
#75	Sara Tillman	2	—
#76	Scott M. Hangartner	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#77	Steven W. Hyma	2	Milwaukee Electric Tool
#78	Sung Hee SON	2	Dorco Co.
#79	Tom STACHEL	2	Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg
#80	Wu-Ping Huang	2	TSMC
#81	YANNYK PARULIAN JULIAN BOURQUIN	2	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#82	Yongyan Liu	2	Google
#83	Yunru Shi	2	Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
#84	Zhihua WEN	2	Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
#85	Matthew Craig Howcroft	1	—
#86	Kellen Bogardus	1	—
#87	Abdulaziz Esmaeel Al-Ansari	1	Unknown
#88	Abraham Reichert	1	Elop Electro-Optics Industries
#89	Adam Worsham	1	Cricut
#90	Ahyoung Stobar	1	—
#91	Aiqin Li	1	The Gillette Company
#92	Ajay Gajria	1	T.F.H. Publications
#93	Akio Nishiura	1	Ono Pharmaceutical Co.
#94	Akinori Sasaki	1	Olympus
#95	Akihiko Toki	1	Duplo Seiko
#96	Alejandro Aguilar	1	Corning Incorporated
#97	Albert Bumann	1	—
#98	Alwin William DE VRIES	1	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.
#99	Albert Hartmann	1	Ciba-Geigy
#100	Alex G. Innes	1	Agi Engineering

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Bic Violex Single Member S.A.	12
2	The Gillette Company	11
3	Koniniklijke Philips N.V.	9
#4	Milwaukee Electric Tool	6
#5	Dorco Co.	5
#6	Lg Energy Solution	5
#7	The Braun	5
#8	Andis	4
#9	Wahl Clipper	4
#10	A. G. Stacker	3
#11	Bizerba Se & Co. Kg	3
#12	Cricut	3
#13	Edgewell Personal Care Brands	3
#14	Microtech Knives	3
#15	Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. Kg	3
#16	Provisur Technologies	3
#17	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	3
#18	Unknown	3
#19	Urschel Laboratories	3
#20	Aob Products	2
#21	Bobst Mex Sa	2
#22	Brother Kogyo	2
#23	Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited	2
#24	Fam	2
#25	Hogue Tool & Machine	2
#26	Lectra	2
#27	Ningbo Xingwei Cutting-Tools Technology Co.	2
#28	The Boeing	2
#29	Panasonic	2
#30	Agi Engineering	1
#31	Aichele Werkzeuge Gmbh	1
#32	Allway Tools	1
#33	Amvalor	1
#34	A O Shallinox Gmbh	1
#35	Avercon Bvba	1
#36	Baron Investments	1
#37	Battenfeld-Cincinnati Germany Gmbh	1
#38	BMW	1
#39	Belron International Limited	1
#40	Belvac Production Machinery	1
#41	Bic-Violex Sa	1
#42	Black & Decker	1
#43	CNRS	1
#44	Coriolis Group	1
#45	Corning Incorporated	1
#46	Cuttway Products Co.	1
#47	Daniels Manufacturing	1
#48	Darex	1
#49	Dexerials	1
#50	Dollar Shave Club	1
#51	Dukane Ias	1
#52	Duplo Seiko	1
#53	Ecole Nationale Superieure D'Arts Et Metiers (Ensam)	1
#54	Equalizer Industries	1
#55	Excelsior	1
#56	Fabio Perini S.P.A.	1
#57	Fabri-Kal	1
#58	Fiskars Finland Oy Ab	1
#59	Forward Entertainment & Technology	1
#60	Four Paws Products	1
#61	Fujitsu Component Limited	1
#62	Fuzhou Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co.	1
#63	Gracewood Management	1
#64	Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.	1
#65	Hantover	1
#66	Heated Blades Holding Company	1
#67	Hong Ann Tool Industries Co.	1
#68	Hospira	1
#69	Hubbell Power Systems	1
#70	Hypertherm	1
#71	Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (Iit Madras)	1
#72	Institut Polytechnique De Bordeaux	1
#73	Kai R&D Center Co.	1
#74	Koenig & Bauer Ag	1
#75	Mack-Ray	1
#76	Magpul Industries	1
#77	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machinery Systems	1
#78	Nhk Spring Co.	1
#79	Northwestern University	1
#80	Olfa	1
#81	Pacesetter	1
#82	Prologium Technology Co.	1
#83	Raymond Industrial	1
#84	Reed Manufacturing	1
#85	Rothenberger Ag	1
#86	Saudi Arabian Oil	1
#87	Sk On Co.	1
#88	Spectrum Brands	1
#89	Spyderco	1
#90	Synerlink	1
#91	Techtronic Cordless Gp	1
#92	The Procter & Gamble	1
#93	Université De Bordeaux	1
#94	Volkswagen	1
#95	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	1
#96	Zünd Systemtechnik Ag	1
#97	BOE	1
#98	Danaher	1
#99	General Motors	1
#100	PepsiCo	1

Cutting tools Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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