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CPC technology class · B25

B25F - Combination Or Multi-purpose Tools

Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for; details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for. 3,594 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

3,594
US patents granted
#3/7
in B25
9.9%
B25 class share
+46%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Combination Or Multi-purpose Tools ranks #293 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,594 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 46% over five years.

#293
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,594
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Makita
leading assignee (456)
+46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B25F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B25F recorded 1,876 grants versus 1,285 in 2015–2019 (+46% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 493 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 206 (+139% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Makita Corporation holds 12.7% of the class ; the top three share 35.3%.

Leaderboard read

B25F concentration, lead at 12.7%

Makita Corporation leads this historical grant record at 12.7% of B25F - foreign corporation assignees hold 55% of class grants (1,483 of 2,715). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
12.7%

456 of 3,594 grants

Top three share
35.3%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
41

more grants than Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation

Where B25F sits inside B25

Among 7 subclasses in B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25F ranks #3 and holds 9.9% 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 B25H 1,500 B25D 1,146 B25C 1,109 B25G 1,041

Rising assignees active in B25F

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. #1 Festool GMBH 4.79x 14 → 67 company-wide · 35 in B25F
  2. #2 Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 4.14x 28 → 116 company-wide · 25 in B25F
  3. #3 Lake Country Tool, LLC 4.00x 2 → 8 company-wide · 5 in B25F
  4. #4 Techtronic Cordless GP 3.48x 42 → 146 company-wide · 41 in B25F
  5. #5 Techway Industrial Co., Ltd. 3.00x 4 → 12 company-wide · 7 in B25F

B25F grants by year, peak 2024 (493)

US utility-patent grants per year in B25F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 46% versus 2015–2019.

100200300400500600 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 361

Who leads B25F?

The 12 most active assignees in Combination OR Multi-purpose Tools NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; Details OR Components OF Portable Power-driven Tools NOT Particularly Related TO THE Operations Performed AND NOT Otherwise Provided FOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Makita is the most active filer in B25F, holding 456 of the 3,594 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass B25F
Rank Company Patents in B25F
#1 Makita Corporation 456
#2 Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation 415
#3 Black & Decker Inc. 396
#4 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 121
#5 Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. 107
#6 Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG 91
#7 Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd. 89
#8 Husqvarna AB 52
#9 Techtronic Cordless GP 41
#10 Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. 41
#11 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 35
#12 Festool GMBH 35
#13 Chervon (HK) Limited 34
#14 Ingersoll-Rand Company 32
#15 Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB 31
#16 Snap-on Incorporated 30
#17 Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S., Inc. 27
#18 Max Co., Ltd. 25
#19 Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 25
#20 Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 24

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B25F 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 B25F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 8101214161820 0100200300400500 Patents in B25F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) MakitaMilwaukee Electric…Black & DeckerHilti Aktiengesellscha…Koki HoldingsAndreas Stihl & KgNanjing Chervon…Husqvarna AbTechtronic Cordless GpHitachi KokiRobert Bosch ToolFestoolChervon (Hk)Ingersoll-rand
Top 14 B25F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B25F's 3,594-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B25F (#293 of 670 by volume ; lead share 12.7%) - not the B25 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

G01H 3,605 A47K 3,567 C09B 3,624 A45C 3,658

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H03B 12.7% A46B 12.7% C21D 12.6% F02K 12.8%

Questions about B25F

Which company holds the most patents in B25F?
Makita Corporation leads B25F with 456 patents (12.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 55% of class grants.
Which B25F assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B25F, Festool GMBH shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.79x: 14 grants in 2019–2021 → 67 in 2022–2024) while holding 35 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B25F compare inside parent class B25?
Inside B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25F ranks #3 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 9.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B25J (21,590 grants).

What to do with this data

B25F in context - here's where to go next.

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

Methodology - B25F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,594 grants in the tracked window).

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