CPC technology class · B25

B25H - Workshop Equipment

Workshop equipment, e.g. for marking-out work; storage means for workshops. 1,500 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,500
US patents granted: #4/7
in B25: 4.1%
B25 class share: +20%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Workshop Equipment ranks #406 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,500 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 20% over five years.

#406
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,500
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Milwaukee Electric Tool
leading assignee (126): +20%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B25H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B25H recorded 727 grants versus 608 in 2015–2019 (+20% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 166 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 82 (+102% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation holds 8.4% of the class ; the top three share 13.6%.

Leaderboard read

B25H concentration, lead at 8.4%

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation leads this historical grant record at 8.4% of B25H - us corporation assignees hold 64% of class grants (520 of 807). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 8.4%
Top three share: 13.6%
Lead over #2: 86

Where B25H sits inside B25

Among 7 subclasses in B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25H ranks #4 and holds 4.1% 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 B25D 1,146 B25C 1,109 B25G 1,041

Rising assignees active in B25H

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 Festool GMBH 4.79x 14 → 67 company-wide · 6 in B25H
#2 Techtronic Cordless GP 3.48x 42 → 146 company-wide · 12 in B25H
#3 Apex Brands, Inc. 2.39x 54 → 129 company-wide · 18 in B25H
#4 Chun Nien Plastic Ltd. 2.33x 3 → 7 company-wide · 11 in B25H
#5 Woodpeckers, LLC 2.15x 34 → 73 company-wide · 11 in B25H

B25H grants by year, peak 2024 (166)

US utility-patent grants per year in B25H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 20% versus 2015–2019.

Milwaukee Electric…

126
The Stanley Works…

40
Snap-on Incorporated

38
Black & Decker

34
Keter Plastic

33
Apex Brands

18
Ty-flot

16
Techtronic Cordless Gp

12
Woodpeckers

11
Chun Nien Plastic

11
Robert Bosch Tool

10
C & E Fein

9

What this shows Milwaukee Electric… is the most active filer in B25H, holding 126 of the 1,500 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 B25H
Rank	Company	Patents in B25H
#1	Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation	126
#2	The Stanley Works Israel Ltd.	40
#3	Snap-on Incorporated	38
#4	Black & Decker Inc.	34
#5	Keter Plastic Ltd.	33
#6	Apex Brands, Inc.	18
#7	Ty-Flot, Inc.	16
#8	Techtronic Cordless GP	12
#9	Woodpeckers, LLC	11
#10	Chun Nien Plastic Ltd.	11
#11	Robert Bosch Tool Corporation	10
#12	C. & E. Fein GMBH	9
#13	Affinity Tool Works, LLC	9
#14	Yeti Coolers, LLC	8
#15	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.	7
#16	Creative Plastic Concepts, LLC	7
#17	Wagic, Inc.	7
#18	Würth International AG	7
#19	Meridian International Co., Ltd	7
#20	Whiteside Mfg. Co.	7

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B25H 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 B25H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B25H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B25H's 1,500-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B25H (#406 of 670 by volume ; lead share 8.4%) - not the B25 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E03B 1,503 E03D 1,515 C10B 1,527 F17D 1,470

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A61G 8.4% B81C 8.4% H10H 8.4% A63F 8.4%

Questions about B25H

Which company holds the most patents in B25H?

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation leads B25H with 126 patents (8.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 64% of class grants.

Which B25H assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B25H, Festool GMBH shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (4.79x: 14 grants in 2019–2021 → 67 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B25H compare inside parent class B25?

Inside B25 (Hand TOOLS; Portable Power-driven TOOLS; Manipulators), B25H ranks #4 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 4.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B25J (21,590 grants).

What to do with this data

B25H in context - here's where to go next.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation leads B25H with 126 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B25H ranks #406 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 - B25H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,500 grants in the tracked window).

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