B26B 29/00
Guards or sheaths or guides for hand cutting tools
Official title: Guards or sheaths {or guides} for hand cutting tools; Arrangements for guiding hand cutting tools (guards for hair clippers or dry shavers B26B19/38)
B26B29/00 (Guards or sheaths or guides for hand cutting tools) appears on 1,122 US grants and 1,030 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 1,122
- Published applications
- 1,030
- Assignees
- 413
- Inventors
- 1,791
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 4 |
| 2002 | 26 | 23 |
| 2003 | 28 | 33 |
| 2004 | 23 | 52 |
| 2005 | 25 | 32 |
| 2006 | 20 | 28 |
| 2007 | 15 | 41 |
| 2008 | 13 | 28 |
| 2009 | 16 | 44 |
| 2010 | 17 | 36 |
| 2011 | 26 | 41 |
| 2012 | 25 | 45 |
| 2013 | 25 | 41 |
| 2014 | 23 | 41 |
| 2015 | 30 | 58 |
| 2016 | 29 | 48 |
| 2017 | 39 | 56 |
| 2018 | 31 | 67 |
| 2019 | 50 | 48 |
| 2020 | 45 | 57 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 |
| 2022 | 41 | 26 |
| 2023 | 31 | 34 |
| 2024 | 18 | 39 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 |
| 2026 | 18 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Food cutting apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,317 B1Shenzhen Kitchen Creation Technology Co., Ltd.
- Cutting device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,150 B2Max Co., Ltd.
- Household knife with finger ring18 Aug 2026US 12,709,031 B2Yangjiang Lici Technology Co., Ltd.
- Handheld cutting tool18 Aug 2026US 12,709,033 B2
- Knife with removable handle scales28 Jul 2026US 12,691,567 B2Magpul Industries Corp.
- Tethering cord assembly with removable locking pin for securing a sheath to a blade8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307284 A1Ember Crafts LLC
- Magnetic Sheath for Universal Ambidextrous Retention of Knives and Tools1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295880 A1
- Cutting guide having a protruding seam locking feature1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295881 A1Alpine Trails Studio LLC
- Meat Slicer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264282 A1
- Knife and sheath system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257389 A1Scabbard Knives LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Four blade bi-directional razor structure with flexible guard system163US 6,161,288 A2000
- Fixed-blade knife with retractable blade cover144US 4,757,612 APreposreve S.A.R.L. · 1988
- Ergonomic utility knife/box cutter and method of making121US 5,613,300 APacific Handy Cutter, Inc. · 1997
- Knife with retractable sheath108US 4,523,379 ATekna · 1985
- Bi-directional razor structures and systems107US 5,522,137 A1996