B26B 17/00
Hand cutting tools , i.e. with the cutting action actuated by muscle
Official title: Hand cutting tools {, i.e. with the cutting action actuated by muscle power} with two jaws which come into abutting contact (nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; joints therefor B25B7/06)
B26B17/00 (Hand cutting tools , i.e. with the cutting action actuated by muscle) appears on 282 US grants and 225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 282
- Published applications
- 225
- Assignees
- 167
- Inventors
- 472
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cutting plier and cutting plier head7 Apr 2026US 12,594,613 B2Zhejiang Iwiss Electric Co., Ltd.
- Geared lopper with additional leverage3 Mar 2026US 12,564,139 B1
- Nail clipper10 Feb 2026US 12,543,839 B2Roobi Technologies Corporation
- Cable tie removal tool4 Nov 2025US 12,459,141 B2Hanlong Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Bolt cutter with triple compound leverage30 Sep 2025US 12,427,590 B1
- Drywall Bead Cutting Tool With Angle-Selectable Anvil, Shaped Bead-Receiving Channel, and Repeatable-Length Stop27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249495 A1
- Bolt cutter with flat stabilizer20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241470 A1Apex Brands, Inc.
- Nail clipper13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232096 A1Kai R&D Center Co., Ltd.
- Manual tool13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233420 A1Sachikuru Co., Ltd.
- Bolt cutter18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166765 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Force-developing device for cutting forceps1,113US 5,715,604 AEIS Instruments · 1998
- Surgical tool91US 4,201,213 ACodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 1980
- Suture cutter64US 4,034,473 AInternational Paper Company · 1977
- Lopper52US 5,570,510 AFiskars Inc. · 1996
- Multi-function tool with cartridge48US 6,625,832 B2Alterra Holdings Corporation · 2003