B26D 3/16
Cutting rods or tubes transversely
Official title: Cutting rods or tubes transversely {(cutting tubes longitudinally B26D3/001)}
B26D3/16 (Cutting rods or tubes transversely) appears on 824 US grants and 753 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26D- Granted patents
- 824
- Published applications
- 753
- Assignees
- 507
- Inventors
- 1,400
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 | 18 |
| 2003 | 20 | 24 |
| 2004 | 17 | 20 |
| 2005 | 11 | 24 |
| 2006 | 13 | 28 |
| 2007 | 8 | 25 |
| 2008 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 10 | 27 |
| 2010 | 23 | 33 |
| 2011 | 19 | 33 |
| 2012 | 17 | 32 |
| 2013 | 14 | 34 |
| 2014 | 25 | 43 |
| 2015 | 25 | 30 |
| 2016 | 31 | 35 |
| 2017 | 30 | 35 |
| 2018 | 38 | 34 |
| 2019 | 31 | 37 |
| 2020 | 39 | 30 |
| 2021 | 22 | 47 |
| 2022 | 25 | 33 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 |
| 2024 | 24 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 | 23 |
| 2026 | 20 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B26D 3/169Hand held tube cutters186
- B26D 3/166Trimming tube-ends104
- B26D 3/161For obtaining more than one product at a time73
- B26D 3/164Characterised by means for supporting the tube from the inside61
- B26D 3/162Cutting tubes obliquely43
- B26D 3/163Cutting tubes from the inside37
- B26D 3/167Cutting tubes having a non-circular cross-section36
Recent patents
- Cutting tool head6 Oct 2026US 12,752,450 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Fluid-tight separating closure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,610 B2Sartorius Stedim North America Inc.
- Syringe cutter15 Sep 2026US 12,734,719 B2Prp Technologies Inc
- Tube cutter for cutting a round tube and method for cutting a round tube to length25 Aug 2026US 12,715,058 B2Conex IPR Limited
- Apparatus and method for cutting a thermoplastic pipe18 Aug 2026US 12,709,039 B2Sica S.P.A.
- Cutting tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307285 A1Rennsteig Werkzeuge GmbH
- Cutting tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295883 A1Rennsteig Werkzeuge GmbH
- Tool for Roller Shade Cutter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284917 A1
- Tube cutter capable for cutting tubes with various diameters10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264154 A1Yung Chi Industry Co., Ltd.
- Method for controlling a slicing machine and slicing machine20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241598 A1Multivac Sepp HaggenmüLler SE & Co. KG
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By later US patents
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- Apparatus for manufacturing an endocardial defibrillation lead with multi-lumen lead body and method79US 6,193,743 B1Intermedics, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus for manufacturing an endocardial defibrillation lead with multi-lumen body and method79US 6,377,857 B1Intermedics, Inc. · 2002