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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 filing trajectory.

1,109
US patents granted
B25
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+133%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Hand-held Nailing OR Stapling Tools ranks #441 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,109 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 133% over five years.

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

CPC subclass B25C - HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS - covers 1,109 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B25 (HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B25C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Illinois TOOL Works Inc. leads with 133 patents, followed by Max Co., Ltd. at 96 grants and Hilti Aktiengesellschaft at 79.

Filing activity in B25C is up 133% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B25C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B25C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 133% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B25C?

The 12 most active assignees in HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass B25C belongs to class B25.

1,109 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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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).

Top 14 B25C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 05101520 050100150 Patents in B25C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Illinois Tool WorksMaxHilti Aktiengesellsch…Black & DeckerMilwaukee Electric To…Koki HoldingsBasso IndustryMakitaApex MfgKyocera Senco Industr…Taizhou Dajiang IndEthicon Endo-surgeryZhejiang Rongpeng Air…Stanley Fastening Sys…
Top 14 B25C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B25C?
CPC subclass B25C covers HAND-HELD NAILING OR STAPLING TOOLS; MANUALLY OPERATED PORTABLE STAPLING TOOLS. It belongs to CPC class B25 (HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS), with 1,109 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B25C?
1,109 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B25C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B25C?
Illinois TOOL Works Inc. leads B25C with 133 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B25C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B25) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B25C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

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

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

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