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CPC technology class · B26

B26D - Cutting

Cutting; details common to machines for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out or severing. 3,757 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

3,757
US patents granted
B26
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+13%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Cutting ranks #283 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,757 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 13% over five years.

#283
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,757
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Brother Kogyo
leading assignee (85)
+13%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (85 patents)

CPC subclass B26D - CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING - covers 3,757 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B26 (HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B26D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha leads with 85 patents, followed by Urschel Laboratories, Inc. at 47 grants and Disco Corporation at 44.

Filing activity in B26D is up 13% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B26D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B26D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 13% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B26D?

The 12 most active assignees in CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Brother Kogyo is the most active filer in B26D, holding 85 of the 3,757 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 B26D
Rank Company Patents in B26D
#1 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 85
#2 Urschel Laboratories, Inc. 47
#3 Disco Corporation 44
#4 Weber Maschinenbau Gmbh Breidenbach 44
#5 John Bean Technologies Corporation 28
#6 Bizerba SE & Co. KG 26
#7 Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG 25
#8 Bobst MEX Sa 21
#9 Progressive International Corp. 20
#10 Fujitsu Component Limited 19
#11 Provisur Technologies, Inc. 19
#12 FAM 18
#13 Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen Gmbh + Co. KG 16
#14 Koenig & Bauer Ag 15
#15 Curt G. Joa, Inc. 13
#16 Horizon International Inc. 13
#17 TVI Entwicklung & Produktion Gmbh 13
#18 A. G. Stacker Inc. 12
#19 Canon Finetech Nisca Inc. 11
#20 Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa 11

About This Class

CPC subclass B26D belongs to class B26.

3,757 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 B26D 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 B26D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B26D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 020406080100 Patents in B26D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Brother KogyoUrschel LaboratoriesDiscoWeber Maschinenbau Br…John BeanBizerba Se & KgMultivac Sepp Haggenm…Bobst MexProgressive Internati…Fujitsu ComponentProvisurFamTrumpf Werkzeugmaschi…Koenig & Bauer
Top 14 B26D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B26D?
CPC subclass B26D covers CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING. It belongs to CPC class B26 (HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING), with 3,757 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B26D?
3,757 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B26D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B26D?
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha leads B26D with 85 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B26D 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., B26) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B26D 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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