B26B 21/40
Details or accessories
B26B21/40 (Details or accessories) appears on 1,978 US grants and 2,346 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 1,978
- Published applications
- 2,346
- Assignees
- 291
- Inventors
- 2,328
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 49 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 6 |
| 2002 | 22 | 32 |
| 2003 | 26 | 42 |
| 2004 | 17 | 52 |
| 2005 | 25 | 61 |
| 2006 | 30 | 56 |
| 2007 | 18 | 57 |
| 2008 | 13 | 67 |
| 2009 | 19 | 69 |
| 2010 | 40 | 76 |
| 2011 | 29 | 90 |
| 2012 | 45 | 101 |
| 2013 | 49 | 71 |
| 2014 | 58 | 89 |
| 2015 | 47 | 94 |
| 2016 | 54 | 97 |
| 2017 | 75 | 140 |
| 2018 | 70 | 140 |
| 2019 | 104 | 149 |
| 2020 | 118 | 157 |
| 2021 | 114 | 150 |
| 2022 | 128 | 136 |
| 2023 | 121 | 122 |
| 2024 | 84 | 121 |
| 2025 | 87 | 103 |
| 2026 | 53 | 68 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B26B 21/52Handles802
- B26B 21/4012Housing details598
- B26B 21/44Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for storing shaving-cream, styptic522
- B26B 21/4068Mounting devices289
- B26B 21/405Electric features240
- B26B 21/4081Shaving methods235
- B26B 21/4062Actuating members131
- B26B 21/4037Details or parts covering the blades102
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- B26B 21/48Heating means99
- B26B 21/4043Contour trimming71
- B26B 21/4006Blades or blade units with discontinuous cutting edges55
- B26B 21/42For cutting hair of preselected or variable length33
- B26B 21/46For illuminating the skin22
- B26B 21/50Means integral with, or attached to, the razor for stropping the blade9
Recent patents
- Skin contacting members and shaving razor assemblies6 Oct 2026US 12,752,449 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Adapter for razor system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,553 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Razor cartridge1 Sep 2026US 12,722,316 B2Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Electric shavers18 Aug 2026US 12,709,034 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Razor cartridges18 Aug 2026US 12,709,035 B2Nfs Capital, LLC
- System and method for detecting tremors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294277 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Modular personal care implement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295876 A1The Gillette Company
- Electric shaver with imaging capability24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292317 A1May Patents Ltd.
- Devices and methods for mounting an article to a surface17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272141 A1Athena Club Holdings, Inc.
- Multi-angle free use handle and shaver10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264281 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coated substrate having a low coefficient of friction hydrophilic coating and a method of making the same224US 4,100,309 ABiosearch Medical Products Inc. · 1978
- Coated substrate having a low coefficient of friction hydrophilic coating and a method of making the same201US 4,119,094 ABiosearch Medical Products Inc. · 1978
- Razor cartridges195US 4,170,821 AWarner-Lambert Company · 1979
- Shaving system including handle and replaceable cartridges184US 5,956,851 AThe Gillette Company · 1999
- Shaving system174US 5,113,585 AThe Gillette Company · 1992