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CPC technology class · B25

B25G - Handles FOR HAND Implements

Handles for hand implements. 1,041 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

1,041
US patents granted
B25
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+23%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Handles FOR HAND Implements ranks #455 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,041 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 23% over five years.

#455
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,041
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Milwaukee Electric To…
leading assignee (46)
+23%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (46 patents)

CPC subclass B25G - HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS - covers 1,041 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 B25G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation leads with 46 patents, followed by KABO TOOL Company at 16 grants and Apex Brands, Inc. at 15.

Filing activity in B25G is up 23% 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 B25G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B25G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 23% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B25G?

The 12 most active assignees in HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Milwaukee Electric To… is the most active filer in B25G, holding 46 of the 1,041 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 B25G
Rank Company Patents in B25G
#1 Unger Marketing International, Llc 17
#2 KABO TOOL Company 16
#3 Apex Brands, Inc. 15
#4 HONG ANN TOOL Industries Co., Ltd. 14
#5 Wagic, Inc. 14
#6 Gauthier Biomedical, Inc 13
#7 Snap-on Incorporated 11
#8 The Sherwin-williams Company 10
#9 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. 10
#10 YIH Cheng Factory Co., Ltd. 10
#11 Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. 9
#12 Shanghai Easy-use Tools Enterprise Co., Ltd 9
#13 ECA Medical Instruments 8
#14 Leatherman TOOL Group, Inc. 8
#15 Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd. 7
#16 Hangzhou Great STAR Tools Co., Ltd. 7
#17 Swarovski-optik Ag & Co KG. 7
#18 TANG CHOU Industrial Co., Ltd. 6
#19 Swimc Llc 5
#20 St. Jude Medical, Llc 5

About This Class

CPC subclass B25G belongs to class B25.

1,041 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 B25G 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 B25G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B25G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 05101520 681012141618 Patents in B25G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Unger Marketing Inter…Kabo ToolApex BrandsHong Ann Tool Industr…WagicGauthier BiomedicalSnap-on IncorporatedThe Sherwin-williamsStanley Black & DeckerYih Cheng FactoryOmachron Intellectual…Shanghai Easy-use Too…Eca Medical Instrumen…Leatherman Tool Group
Top 14 B25G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B25G?
CPC subclass B25G covers HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS. It belongs to CPC class B25 (HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS), with 1,041 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B25G?
1,041 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B25G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B25G?
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation leads B25G with 46 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B25G 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 B25G 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

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.