B26B

Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for

Official title: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)

B26B (Hand-held cutting tools not otherwise provided for) appears on 9,345 US grants and 8,918 published applications in this corpus.

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YearGranted patentsPublished applications
19761100
19771200
19781100
1979920
1980970
19811050
1982770
1983840
19841050
19851020
19861310
19871160
1988970
19891720
19901800
19912070
19921510
19931280
19941470
19951660
19961580
19971510
19981820
19992110
20001810
200119458
2002195197
2003178234
2004166298
2005158336
2006178352
2007143358
2008122326
2009120330
2010170332
2011186330
2012196344
2013220319
2014232339
2015222341
2016226390
2017271431
2018293494
2019366423
2020338446
2021351423
2022365418
2023339381
2024253382
2025279364
2026204272

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