CPC technology class · B26

B26F - Perforating

Perforating; punching; cutting-out; stamping-out; severing by means other than cutting. 1,627 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,627
US patents granted: #3/3
in B26: 20.7%
B26 class share: -5%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Perforating ranks #397 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,627 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 5% over five years.

#397
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,627
US patents granted, 2015–2025: The Procter & Gamble
leading assignee (82): -5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B26F's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B26F recorded 720 grants versus 760 in 2015–2019 (-5% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 192 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 122 (+57% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee John Bean Technologies Corporation holds 1.5% of the class ; the top three share 4.1%.

Leaderboard read

B26F concentration, lead at 1.5%

John Bean Technologies Corporation leads this historical grant record at 1.5% of B26F - us corporation assignees hold 52% of class grants (341 of 662). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.5%
Top three share: 4.1%
Lead over #2: 2

Where B26F sits inside B26

Among 3 subclasses in B26 (Hand Cutting TOOLS; CUTTING; Severing), B26F ranks #3 and holds 20.7% of the parent class's 7,844 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B26D 3,757 B26B 2,460

Rising assignees active in B26F

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 ZÜND Systemtechnik AG 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 7 in B26F
#2 Fameccanica.Data S.p.A. 3.20x 15 → 48 company-wide · 5 in B26F
#3 Packsize, LLC 2.89x 18 → 52 company-wide · 6 in B26F
#4 Cricut, Inc. 2.47x 17 → 42 company-wide · 6 in B26F
#5 Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa 1.79x 28 → 50 company-wide · 11 in B26F

B26F grants by year, peak 2019 (192)

US utility-patent grants per year in B26F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 5% versus 2015–2019.

John Bean

24
Flow International

22
Hypertherm

21
Trumpf Werkzeugmaschin…

16
Canon Finetech Nisca

14
Koenig & Bauer

13
Bobst Mex

13
Insera Therapeutics

13
Pregis Innovative…

12
Sacmi Cooperativa…

11
Omax

11
Scientia Vascular

11

What this shows The Procter & Gamble is the most active filer in B26F, holding 82 of the 1,627 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 B26F
Rank	Company	Patents in B26F
#1	John Bean Technologies Corporation	24
#2	Flow International Corporation	22
#3	Hypertherm, Inc.	21
#4	Trumpf Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG	16
#5	Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.	14
#6	Koenig & Bauer AG	13
#7	Bobst MEX SA	13
#8	Insera Therapeutics, Inc.	13
#9	Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC	12
#10	Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa	11
#11	Omax Corporation	11
#12	Scientia Vascular, Inc.	11
#13	Multivac Sepp Haggenmüller Se & Co. KG	8
#14	Essity Hygiene AND Health Aktiebolag	7
#15	Nisca Corporation	7
#16	Container Graphics Corporation	7
#17	ZÜND Systemtechnik AG	7
#18	Packsize, LLC	6
#19	Cricut, Inc.	6
#20	Zazzle Inc.	6

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B26F 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 B26F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B26F's 1,627-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B26F (#397 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.0%) - not the B26 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

A44C 1,629 F41C 1,639 G16C 1,640 A23C 1,603

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F23N 5.0% C10M 5.0% B63C 5.1% B07C 5.0%

Questions about B26F

Which company holds the most patents in B26F?

The Procter & Gamble Company leads B26F with 82 patents (1.5% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 52% of class grants.

Which B26F assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B26F, ZÜND Systemtechnik AG shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (5.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 5 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B26F compare inside parent class B26?

Inside B26 (Hand Cutting TOOLS; CUTTING; Severing), B26F ranks #3 of 3 subclasses by grant volume and holds 20.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B26D (3,757 grants).

What to do with this data

B26F in context - here's where to go next.

John Bean Technologies Corporation leads B26F with 24 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B26F ranks #397 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B26, the largest sibling subclass is B26D with 3,757 grants. Explore B26D

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

Methodology - B26F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,627 grants in the tracked window).

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