B26B 5/00
Hand knives with one or more detachable blades
B26B5/00 (Hand knives with one or more detachable blades) appears on 1,131 US grants and 1,046 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 1,131
- Published applications
- 1,046
- Assignees
- 387
- Inventors
- 1,452
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 5 |
| 2002 | 23 | 15 |
| 2003 | 24 | 27 |
| 2004 | 31 | 38 |
| 2005 | 23 | 41 |
| 2006 | 19 | 38 |
| 2007 | 15 | 47 |
| 2008 | 17 | 44 |
| 2009 | 19 | 43 |
| 2010 | 20 | 48 |
| 2011 | 27 | 45 |
| 2012 | 19 | 39 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 |
| 2014 | 33 | 46 |
| 2015 | 29 | 31 |
| 2016 | 18 | 40 |
| 2017 | 29 | 34 |
| 2018 | 25 | 44 |
| 2019 | 38 | 51 |
| 2020 | 33 | 59 |
| 2021 | 45 | 50 |
| 2022 | 51 | 61 |
| 2023 | 48 | 42 |
| 2024 | 35 | 47 |
| 2025 | 39 | 41 |
| 2026 | 26 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B26B 5/001Hand knives with one or more detachable blades: with blades being slid537
- B26B 5/005Hand knives with one or more detachable blades: specially adapted for cutting195
- B26B 5/006Hand knives with one or more detachable blades: specially adapted for using78
- B26B 5/008Hand knives with one or more detachable blades: for performing several incisions45
- B26B 5/007Hand knives with one or more detachable blades: for cutting slices one7
Recent patents
- Multi-functional knife22 Sep 2026US 12,741,389 B2Ningbo Xingwei Cutting-Tools Technology Co., Ltd.
- Roof cutter22 Sep 2026US 12,742,326 B2Frank P. Frey and Company
- Knife assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,727,602 B2Outdoor Element, LLC
- Scraper tool with quick blade change mechanism25 Aug 2026US 12,714,282 B2Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
- Scraper18 Aug 2026US 12,709,032 B1Maya Technologies Limited
- Retractable utility knife24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284912 A1Slice Safety Cutter, Inc.
- Foam board cutter17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273784 A1
- Cutting device for cutting a strip-shaped material, in particular a tacky cord strip, and method for setting a cutting gap between an upper blade and a lower blade of a cutting device for cutting a strip-shaped material, in particular a tacky cord strip27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249500 A1Fischer Tiretech Germany GmbH
- Scraper20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241587 A1Maya Technologies Limited
- Safety cutter with blade change/storage mechanism20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241588 A1Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Double-ended dual mechanism retractable blade utility knife257US 5,960,544 A1999
- Retractable blade knife229US 4,233,734 AThe Stanley Works · 1980
- Ergonomic utility knife/box cutter and method of making121US 5,613,300 APacific Handy Cutter, Inc. · 1997
- Foldable utility knife109US 7,134,207 B2Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc. · 2006
- Knife with replaceable cutting element108US 6,574,868 B12003