B26B 21/4062
Actuating members
Official title: {Actuating members, e.g. switches or control knobs; Adjustments}
B26B21/4062 (Actuating members) appears on 131 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 239
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 25 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Razor having a rapid cleaning element10 Feb 2026US 12,544,945 B2
- Shaving device20 Jan 2026US 12,528,214 B2Insignia IP Development Company, LLC
- Shaving device20 Jan 2026US 12,528,215 B2Insignia IP Development Company, LLC
- Shaving head4 Nov 2025US 12,459,143 B2BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Handle with an ejector for a wet razor4 Nov 2025US 12,459,144 B2Feintechnik GmbH Eisfeld
- Razor cartridge with adjustable blades21 May 2026US 2026/0138296 A1Emery Shaving Supplies LLC
- Shaving Device21 May 2026US 2026/0138297 A1Insignia IP Development Company, LLC
- Razor mechanisms4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367841 A1The Gillette Company
- Shaving Device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353199 A1Insignia IP Development Company, LLC
- Shaving Device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353200 A1Insignia IP Development Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shaving system including handle and replaceable cartridges184US 5,956,851 AThe Gillette Company · 1999
- Shaving razor and method138US 5,784,790 AThe Gillette Company · 1998
- Razor with means to adjust blade geometry72US 4,345,374 AThe Gillette Company · 1982
- Shaving device69US 9,259,846 B12016
- Razor handle64US 5,890,296 AThe Gillete Company · 1999