B26B 21/4018
Guard elements
Official title: {Guard elements}
B26B21/4018 (Guard elements) appears on 283 US grants and 407 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 283
- Published applications
- 407
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 394
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 10 | 26 |
| 2018 | 12 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 38 |
| 2020 | 22 | 23 |
| 2021 | 22 | 31 |
| 2022 | 22 | 14 |
| 2023 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 9 | 24 |
| 2025 | 12 | 32 |
| 2026 | 11 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Skin contacting members and shaving razor assemblies6 Oct 2026US 12,752,449 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Razor cartridge1 Sep 2026US 12,722,316 B2Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Razor cartridges18 Aug 2026US 12,709,035 B2Nfs Capital, LLC
- Handle assembly and cartridge, and razor including same12 May 2026US 12,623,364 B2Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Razor cartridge with one or more skin support elements12 May 2026US 12,623,365 B2The Gillette Company
- Handle assembly and cartridge, and razor including same3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257386 A1Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Razor cartridge with trimmer assembly3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257387 A1
- Shaving cartridge13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233422 A1The Gillette Company
- Shaving cartridge13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233424 A1The Gillette Company
- Razor cartridge6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225272 A1Dorco Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Razor blade system138US 6,161,287 AThe Gillette Company · 2000
- Razor blade assembly133US 4,586,255 AThe Gillette Company · 1986
- Safety razors and guards116US 5,191,712 AThe Gillette Company · 1993
- Insert molded dynamic shaving system102US 5,369,885 AWarner-Lambert Company · 1994
- Razor blade assembly99US 4,621,424 AThe Gillette Company · 1986