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Hand tools Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Primary CPC class B25 · Section B

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: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 2,592 patents in 2025.peak 2,5921996: 630 patents19961997: 577 patents1998: 779 patents1999: 873 patents19992000: 1,007 patents2001: 998 patents2002: 885 patents20022003: 845 patents2004: 808 patents2005: 824 patents20052006: 1,013 patents2007: 849 patents2008: 695 patents20082009: 575 patents2010: 804 patents2011: 870 patents20112012: 1,051 patents2013: 1,250 patents2014: 1,171 patents20142015: 1,303 patents2016: 1,281 patents2017: 1,408 patents20172018: 1,340 patents2019: 1,575 patents2020: 1,857 patents20202021: 1,869 patents2022: 2,186 patents2023: 2,239 patents20232024: 2,408 patents2025: 2,592 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Eugene Izhikevich 12 Brain
2 Patryk Laurent 9 Brain
3 Anthony Sean Jules 8 X Development
#4 Chih-Ching Hsieh 7 Kabo Tool
#5 Ethan Rublee 7 X Development
#6 Heiko Roehm 7 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#7 Jui-Chien Kao 7 Tai E International Patent And Law Office
#8 Soichi Arita 7 Fanuc
#9 Cody Moore 6 Caterpillar
#10 Jean-Baptiste Passot 6 Brain
#11 Jianjun Wang 6 Abb Schweiz Ag
#12 Michael Patrick Murphy 6 Boston Dynamics
#13 Oleg Sinyavskiy 6 Brain
#14 Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge 6 Abb Schweiz Ag
#15 Yasuhiro Naitou 6 Fanuc
#16 Yu-Hua Ou 6 —
#17 Andrew Stubbs 5 Amazon
#18 Biao Zhang 5 Abb Schweiz Ag
#19 Hiromitsu Takahashi 5 Fanuc
#20 James J. Kuffner, Jr. 5 Google
#21 Joachim Hecht 5 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#22 Kevin William Watts 5 X Development
#23 Liang Chen 5 Acer Incorporated
#24 Martin Kraus 5 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#25 Mark T. McClung 5 Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S.
#26 Min Wang 5 Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.
#27 Ronald L. Johnson 5 Wagic
#28 Stephen P. Moore 5 Illinois Tool Works
#29 Takahiro Iwatake 5 Fanuc
#30 Vadim Polonichko 5 Brain
#31 Wu Chen 5 Chervon (Hk) Limited
#32 Yi-Cheng Lin 5 National Taiwan University
#33 Yugen Patrick Lockhart 5 Wagic
#34 Bobby Hu 4 Unknown
#35 Charles S. Jordan 4 Intouch Technologies
#36 Chia-Ming Liu 4 Epistar
#37 Csaba Petre 4 Brain
#38 Fraser M. Smith 4 Sarcos
#39 Hanxin Zhao 4 Illinois Tool Works
#40 Idriss Mansouri-Chafik Ruiz 4 Wagic
#41 Jared Stephen Russell 4 Google
#42 Jens Blum 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#43 Jen-Tsorng Chang 4 Foxconn
#44 Jeffrey Linnell 4 X Development
#45 John Gregory Longtine 4 Amazon
#46 Junichi Urata 4 Schaft
#47 Kevin Blankespoor 4 Boston Dynamics
#48 Kurt Konolige 4 X Development
#49 Lee M. Brendel 4 Black & Decker
#50 Masaki Nagatsuka 4 Thk Co.
#51 Marco Pinter 4 Intouch Technologies
#52 Marc Strauss 4 X Development
#53 Michael P. Baron 4 Black & Decker
#54 Ming-Jun Yang 4 Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co.
#55 Remus Boca 4 Abb Schweiz Ag
#56 Robert Joseph Gallegos 4 Wagic
#57 Steven Simas Escobar 4 Wagic
#58 Stuart E. Garber 4 Black & Decker
#59 Tobias Herr 4 Robert Bosch Gmbh
#60 Warren A. Seith 4 Ingersoll-Rand
#61 Yhu-Tin Lin 4 General Motors
#62 Yoshiharu Nagatsuka 4 Fanuc
#63 Aaron Edsinger 3 X Development
#64 Advait Jain 3 Google
#65 Anders Scot Hudson 3 Wagic
#66 Andre W. Moreau 3 Ty-Flot
#67 Arnold Oyola 3 Hologic
#68 Brett Zubiate 3 Carnegie Mellon University
#69 Christopher Pedicini 3 Depuy Synthes Products
#70 Cheng-Wei Su 3 Hong Ann Tool Industries Co.
#71 Darrell A. Moreau 3 Ty-Flot
#72 Daniel Theobald 3 Vecna Robotics
#73 Eric M. Colton 3 Wagic
#74 Fumiaki Sekino 3 Panasonic
#75 Gary Bradski 3 Magic Leap
#76 George Q. Zhang 3 Abb Schweiz Ag
#77 Gregory D. Hager 3 The Johns Hopkins University
#78 Gui-Wen Liu 3 Au Optronics
#79 Harald Staab 3 Abb Schweiz Ag
#80 Hauke Strasdat 3 Industrial Perception
#81 Hiroshi Isobe 3 Ntn
#82 Howard Allen Wilson 3 Wagic
#83 Jin-Quan Huang 3 Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co.
#84 J. Christopher Flaherty 3 Medtronic
#85 Johan Ulrich Lewin Jessen 3 Lyft
#86 Joseph A. Stand, III 3 Hologic
#87 Kendra Byrne 3 X Development
#88 Kenichirou Inagaki 3 Panasonic
#89 Kenneth Dean Stephens, Jr. 3 —
#90 Kyung Shik Roh 3 Samsung
#91 Larry E. Gregory 3 Black & Decker
#92 Marco da Silva 3 Google
#93 Marc Largo 3 Illinois Tool Works
#94 Masaki MOTOYOSHI 3 Seiko Epson
#95 Mario Prats 3 X Development
#96 Makoto Umeno 3 Yaskawa Electric
#97 Matthew J. Velderman 3 Black & Decker
#98 Matthew David Verminski 3 Amazon
#99 Mingjun Yang 3 Dalian University Of Technology
#100 Moshe Hazan 3 Siemens Industry Software

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Fanuc 55
2 X Development 48
3 Robert Bosch Gmbh 39
#4 Black & Decker 26
#5 Seiko Epson 24
#6 Ingersoll-Rand 20
#7 Makita 20
#8 Unknown 19
#9 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 16
#10 Canon 16
#11 Brain 15
#12 The Boeing 15
#13 Google 15
#14 Honda Motor Co. 14
#15 Foxconn 14
#16 Illinois Tool Works 13
#17 Kuka Roboter Gmbh 13
#18 Milwaukee Electric Tool 13
#19 Samsung 13
#20 Yaskawa Electric 11
#21 Amazon 9
#22 Abb Schweiz Ag 9
#23 Caterpillar 9
#24 General Motors 9
#25 Chervon (Hk) Limited 8
#26 Hyundai Motor 8
#27 Irobot 8
#28 Panasonic 8
#29 Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co. 7
#30 Hangzhou Great Star Tools Co. 7
#31 Hitachi Koki Co. 7
#32 J.Schmalz Gmbh 7
#33 Kabo Tool 7
#34 Taizhou Dajiang Ind. Co. 6
#35 Disney 6
#36 Sony 6
#37 Hiwin Technologies 5
#38 Intuitive Surgical 5
#39 Max Co. 5
#40 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#41 Snap-On Incorporated 5
#42 The Johns Hopkins University 5
#43 Wagic 5
#44 Daihen 4
#45 Delaware Capital Formation 4
#46 Denso Wave Incorporated 4
#47 Intouch Technologies 4
#48 Kawasaki 4
#49 Olympus 4
#50 Rethink Robotics Gmbh 4
#51 Robert Bosch Tool 4
#52 Sarcos, Lc 4
#53 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#54 Thk Co. 4
#55 IBM 4
#56 Toyota 4
#57 Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg 3
#58 Apex Brands 3
#59 Apex Mfg. Co. 3
#60 Basso Industry 3
#61 Brooks Automation Gmbh 3
#62 Carnegie Mellon University 3
#63 CEA 3
#64 De-Sta-Co Europe Gmbh 3
#65 Fetch Robotics 3
#66 Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co. 3
#67 Hong Ann Tool Industries Co. 3
#68 Husqvarna Ab 3
#69 Irobot Defense Holdings 3
#70 Kla-Tencor 3
#71 Lisle 3
#72 Medrobotics 3
#73 National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology 3
#74 Nidec Sankyo 3
#75 Ntn 3
#76 Shanghai Easy-Use Tools Enterprise Co. 3
#77 Siemens Industry Software 3
#78 Softbank Robotics Europe 3
#79 Tencent 3
#80 Tricord Solutions 3
#81 Ty-Flot 3
#82 University Of South Florida 3
#83 5D Robotics 2
#84 Airbus Operations Limited 2
#85 Airbus Operations Sas 2
#86 Airbus (S.A.S.) 2
#87 Allfasteners Usa 2
#88 Areva Nc 2
#89 Arrow Fastener Company 2
#90 Bobsweep 2
#91 Bosch Automotive Service Solutions 2
#92 Bot & Dolly 2
#93 Cellavision Ab 2
#94 C.E.R.M.E.X. Constructions Etudes Et Recherches De Materiels Pour L'Emballage D'Expedition 2
#95 Cognex 2
#96 Columbia Insurance 2
#97 Columbian Home Products 2
#98 Construction Tools Pc Ab 2
#99 Cyber Power Systems 2
#100 Ekso Bionics Holdings 2