B26B 21/56
Characterised by the shape
Official title: characterised by the shape
B26B21/56 (Characterised by the shape) appears on 199 US grants and 292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 292
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 347
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 14 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 | 20 |
| 2019 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 12 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 | 24 |
| 2022 | 10 | 25 |
| 2023 | 8 | 25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 35 |
| 2025 | 19 | 17 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Razor cartridges18 Aug 2026US 12,709,035 B2Nfs Capital, LLC
- Intelligent shaving system having sensors18 Aug 2026US 12,709,036 B2
- Razor cartridge14 Jul 2026US 12,678,985 B2Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Hair removal device19 May 2026US 12,629,854 B2The Gillette Company
- Razor cartridge with one or more skin support elements12 May 2026US 12,623,365 B2The Gillette Company
- Razor blade comprising parylene c and parylene n1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295877 A1BIC Violex Single Member S.A.
- Razor cartridge11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158689 A1Dorco Co., Ltd.
- Shaving apparatus12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070245 A1The Gillette Company
- Razor blade5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034693 A1The Gillette Company
- Welded razor blade assemblies22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021599 A1The Gillette Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Four blade bi-directional razor structure with flexible guard system163US 6,161,288 A2000
- Bi-directional razor structures and systems107US 5,522,137 A1996
- In-line razor device with twin pivoting heads95US 6,434,828 B12002
- In-line shaving razors with twin pivoting heads91US 6,141,875 A2000
- Shaving implement71US 4,389,773 AThe Gillette Company · 1983