B26B 21/14
Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle
B26B21/14 (Safety razors with one or more blades arranged transversely to the handle) appears on 1,206 US grants and 1,327 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 1,206
- Published applications
- 1,327
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 1,270
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 8 |
| 2002 | 19 | 26 |
| 2003 | 20 | 25 |
| 2004 | 11 | 32 |
| 2005 | 9 | 37 |
| 2006 | 15 | 39 |
| 2007 | 15 | 46 |
| 2008 | 11 | 37 |
| 2009 | 14 | 36 |
| 2010 | 25 | 39 |
| 2011 | 25 | 45 |
| 2012 | 23 | 34 |
| 2013 | 23 | 25 |
| 2014 | 22 | 33 |
| 2015 | 21 | 48 |
| 2016 | 29 | 54 |
| 2017 | 43 | 83 |
| 2018 | 39 | 92 |
| 2019 | 69 | 109 |
| 2020 | 76 | 66 |
| 2021 | 74 | 93 |
| 2022 | 74 | 66 |
| 2023 | 68 | 63 |
| 2024 | 49 | 77 |
| 2025 | 48 | 70 |
| 2026 | 35 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B26B 21/22Involving several blades to be used simultaneously940
- B26B 21/16Involving blades with only one cutting edge84
- B26B 21/38With provision for reciprocating the blade by means other than rollers81
- B26B 21/24Of the magazine type64
- B26B 21/28Of the drawing cut type, i.e. with the cutting edge of the56
- B26B 21/20Involving blades with more than two cutting edges50
- B26B 21/34Of the type carrying rollers29
- B26B 21/18Involving blades with two cutting edges21
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By later US patents
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