USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

BIC Violex Single Member S.a.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 87 granted patents across 44 technology areas, active 2022–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

17.2

Avg claims per patent

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BIC holds 87 US patents across 44 technology areas, rank #4,106 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,106
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 1%
by Innovation Score (69.3/100): 17.2
avg claims per patent

Portfolio overview

BIC Violex Single Member S.a. has been granted 87 US utility patents between 2022 and 2025, placing BIC Violex Single Member S.a. at rank #4,106 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 44 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 17.2 claims per patent with primary concentration in B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a Foreign Corporation, BIC Violex Single Member S.a. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BIC sits between Toray Plastics (america), Inc. (88 patents, rank #4,102) and Chanel Parfums Beaute (87 patents, rank #4,110) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 69.3/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Historical data spans 2022 through 2025, with 87 total grants over that period. Velocity comparisons require five years of historical filings to calibrate. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s 17.2 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 44 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BIC Violex Single Member S.a. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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88
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87
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What this shows BIC holds 87 patents at rank #4,106, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BIC

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,106 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B26B (Hand-held Cutting Tools)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in BIC's primary technology class.

BIC's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

69 Top 1% higher than 99% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2022–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2022–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BIC Violex Single Member S.a. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2022	15	17.2%
2023	24	27.6%
2024	26	29.9%
2025	22	25.3%

Which technologies does BIC Violex Single Member S.a. patent most?

B26B - HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 62

B43K - IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING 17

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 10

A45D - HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING 9

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 3

G06V - IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING 2

G06T - IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 2

A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES 2

C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR 2

B43L - ARTICLES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING UPON; ; WRITING OR DRAWING AIDS;; ACCESSORIES FOR WRITING OR DRAWING 2

C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients 2

C08L - COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS 2

B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING 2

G09B - EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS 2

G08B - SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS 2

Top 15 of 44 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Standard

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,106

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

69.3 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does BIC Violex Single Member S.a. hold?

BIC Violex Single Member S.a. holds 87 US granted patents filed between 2022 and 2025, spanning 44 technology areas.

What is BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s Innovation Score?

BIC Violex Single Member S.a. has an Innovation Score of 69.3 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BIC Violex Single Member S.a. focus on?

BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s top technology area is B26B (HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 62 patents. The company has filed patents in 44 CPC subclasses total.

Is BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Insufficient historical data is available to calculate a velocity trend for BIC Violex Single Member S.a..

What does claim depth mean for BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s patents?

BIC Violex Single Member S.a.'s patents average 17.2 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the BIC Violex Single Member S.a. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

BIC's 87 grants land it in the top 1% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - BIC ranks #4,106 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in B26B - see who else leads that technology area. B26B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.