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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 filing trajectory.

1,627
US patents granted
B26
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+6%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Perforating ranks #397 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,627 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 6% over five years.

#397
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,627
US patents granted, 2015–2025
The Procter & Gamble
leading assignee (82)
+6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (82 patents)

CPC subclass B26F - PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING - covers 1,627 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 B26F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. The Procter & Gamble Company leads with 82 patents, followed by Flow International Corporation at 22 grants and Hypertherm, Inc. at 21.

Filing activity in B26F is up 6% 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 B26F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B26F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 6% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B26F?

The 12 most active assignees in PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass B26F belongs to class B26.

1,627 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 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).

Top 14 B26F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 510152025 Patents in B26F Avg claims / patent (company-wide) John BeanFlow InternationalHyperthermTrumpf Werkzeugmaschi…Canon Finetech NiscaKoenig & BauerBobst MexInsera TherapeuticsPregis Innovative Pac…Sacmi Cooperativa Mec…OmaxScientia VascularMultivac Sepp Haggenm…Essity Hygiene And He…
Top 14 B26F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B26F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B26F?
CPC subclass B26F covers PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING. It belongs to CPC class B26 (HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING), with 1,627 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B26F?
1,627 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B26F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B26F?
The Procter & Gamble Company leads B26F with 82 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B26F 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 B26F 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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