CPC technology class · B25

B25C - Hand-held Nailing Or Stapling Tools

Hand-held nailing or stapling tools; manually operated portable stapling tools. 1,109 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,109
US patents granted: #6/7
in B25: 3.1%
B25 class share: +98%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hand-held Nailing Or Stapling Tools ranks #441 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,109 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 98% over five years.

#441
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,109
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Illinois Tool Works
leading assignee (133): +98%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B25C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B25C recorded 657 grants versus 331 in 2015–2019 (+98% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 143 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 54 (+165% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Illinois Tool Works Inc. holds 12.0% of the class ; the top three share 27.8%.

Leaderboard read

B25C concentration, lead at 12.0%

Illinois Tool Works Inc. leads this historical grant record at 12.0% of B25C - foreign corporation assignees hold 50% of class grants (464 of 924). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 12.0%
Top three share: 27.8%
Lead over #2: 37

Where B25C sits inside B25

Among 7 subclasses in B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25C ranks #6 and holds 3.1% of the parent class's 36,206 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B25J 21,590 B25B 6,226 B25F 3,594 B25H 1,500 B25D 1,146 B25G 1,041

Rising assignees active in B25C

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Techtronic Cordless GP 3.48x 42 → 146 company-wide · 10 in B25C
#2 Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc. 3.00x 5 → 15 company-wide · 23 in B25C
#3 PneuTools, Inc. 3.00x 2 → 6 company-wide · 6 in B25C
#4 Basso Industry Corp. 2.50x 14 → 35 company-wide · 48 in B25C
#5 Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited 2.38x 8 → 19 company-wide · 9 in B25C

B25C grants by year, peak 2020 (143)

US utility-patent grants per year in B25C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 98% versus 2015–2019.

Illinois Tool Works

133
Max

96
Hilti Aktiengesellscha…

79
Black & Decker

77
Milwaukee Electric…

64
Koki Holdings

55
Basso Industry

48
Makita

45
Apex Mfg

30
Kyocera Senco…

23
Taizhou Dajiang Ind

16
Ethicon Endo-surgery

15

What this shows Illinois Tool Works is the most active filer in B25C, holding 133 of the 1,109 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B25C
Rank	Company	Patents in B25C
#1	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	133
#2	Max Co., Ltd.	96
#3	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	79
#4	Black & Decker Inc.	77
#5	Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	64
#6	Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.	55
#7	Basso Industry Corp.	48
#8	Makita Corporation	45
#9	Apex MFG. Co., Ltd.	30
#10	Kyocera Senco Industrial Tools, Inc.	23
#11	Taizhou Dajiang IND. Co. Ltd.	16
#12	Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.	15
#13	Zhejiang Rongpeng Air Tools Co., Ltd.	13
#14	Stanley Fastening Systems, L.P.	12
#15	Tricord Solutions, Inc.	12
#16	WorkTools, Inc.	12
#17	TTI (MACAO Commercial OFFSHORE) Limited	11
#18	Techtronic Cordless GP	10
#19	Flexible Steel Lacing Company	10
#20	National Nail Corp.	10

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B25C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B25C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B25C's 1,109-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B25C (#441 of 670 by volume ; lead share 12.0%) - not the B25 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C11C 1,114 G01Q 1,097 A63C 1,092 B24C 1,092

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H01L 11.9% C08C 12.1% B62K 11.9% C09G 12.1%

Questions about B25C

Which company holds the most patents in B25C?

Illinois Tool Works Inc. leads B25C with 133 patents (12.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 50% of class grants.

Which B25C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B25C, Techtronic Cordless GP shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (3.48x: 42 grants in 2019–2021 → 146 in 2022–2024) while holding 10 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B25C compare inside parent class B25?

Inside B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25C ranks #6 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 3.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B25J (21,590 grants).

What to do with this data

B25C in context - here's where to go next.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. leads B25C with 133 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B25C ranks #441 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B25, the largest sibling subclass is B25J with 21,590 grants. Explore B25J

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B25C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,109 grants in the tracked window).

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