B27B
Saws for wood or similar material
Official title: SAWS FOR WOOD OR SIMILAR MATERIAL; COMPONENTS OR ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (saws specially adapted for pruning or debranching A01G3/08; sawing apparatus specially adapted for felling trees A01G23/091; features not restricted to a particular type of wood saw B23D, e.g. attaching saw blades B23D51/00; machine tool frames, beds, pillars or like members, in general B23Q1/01)
B27B (Saws for wood or similar material) appears on 5,389 US grants and 4,083 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B27B- Granted patents
- 5,389
- Published applications
- 4,083
- Assignees
- 1,372
- Inventors
- 7,063
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 104 | 0 |
| 1977 | 75 | 0 |
| 1978 | 72 | 0 |
| 1979 | 62 | 0 |
| 1980 | 82 | 0 |
| 1981 | 102 | 0 |
| 1982 | 86 | 0 |
| 1983 | 79 | 0 |
| 1984 | 93 | 0 |
| 1985 | 86 | 0 |
| 1986 | 101 | 0 |
| 1987 | 115 | 0 |
| 1988 | 91 | 0 |
| 1989 | 127 | 0 |
| 1990 | 121 | 0 |
| 1991 | 123 | 0 |
| 1992 | 97 | 0 |
| 1993 | 96 | 0 |
| 1994 | 74 | 0 |
| 1995 | 91 | 0 |
| 1996 | 72 | 0 |
| 1997 | 86 | 0 |
| 1998 | 105 | 0 |
| 1999 | 116 | 0 |
| 2000 | 105 | 0 |
| 2001 | 100 | 28 |
| 2002 | 86 | 143 |
| 2003 | 111 | 142 |
| 2004 | 102 | 136 |
| 2005 | 91 | 171 |
| 2006 | 97 | 200 |
| 2007 | 92 | 142 |
| 2008 | 71 | 173 |
| 2009 | 74 | 148 |
| 2010 | 92 | 156 |
| 2011 | 118 | 171 |
| 2012 | 102 | 136 |
| 2013 | 117 | 136 |
| 2014 | 114 | 191 |
| 2015 | 121 | 169 |
| 2016 | 117 | 141 |
| 2017 | 143 | 175 |
| 2018 | 137 | 188 |
| 2019 | 184 | 196 |
| 2020 | 180 | 189 |
| 2021 | 160 | 197 |
| 2022 | 138 | 170 |
| 2023 | 134 | 184 |
| 2024 | 120 | 162 |
| 2025 | 138 | 130 |
| 2026 | 89 | 109 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B27B 5/00Sawing machines working with circular or cylindrical saw blades1,499
- B27B 17/00Chain saws1,381
- B27B 31/00Arrangements for conveying, loading, turning, adjusting, or discharging the log or timber505
- B27B 27/00Guide fences or stops for timber in saw mills or sawing machines498
- B27B 25/00Feeding devices for timber in saw mills or sawing machines458
- B27B 9/00Portable power-driven circular saws for manual operation455
- B27B 33/00Sawing tools for saw mills, sawing machines, or sawing devices443
- B27B 1/00Methods for subdividing trunks or logs essentially involving sawing317
All 17 main groupsShow fewer
- B27B 19/00Saws for wood or similar material: other reciprocating saws with power drive307
- B27B 29/00Gripping, clamping or holding devices for the trunk or log in saw189
- B27B 21/00Hand saws without power drive116
- B27B 13/00Band or strap sawing machines104
- B27B 7/00Sawing machines working with circular saw blades, specially designed for length sawing99
- B27B 15/00Band or strap sawing machines specially designed for length cutting of trunks73
- B27B 3/00Gang saw mills27
- B27B 11/00Cross-cut reciprocating saws with power drive11
- B27B 23/00Saws for wood or similar material: other cutting of wood by non-rotary2
Recent patents
- Power tool6 Oct 2026US 12,752,345 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Timber processing and firewood splitting machine6 Oct 2026US 12,752,353 B2Tajfun Plani Proizvodnje Trojev D.O.O.
- Power tool shoe and dust port6 Oct 2026US 12,752,355 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Chainsaw safety feature29 Sep 2026US 12,746,703 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Rip-cut saw guide system29 Sep 2026US 12,746,704 B2
- Collection receptacle for workpiece particles, handheld power tool assembly, particle collection assembly, handheld power tool system, and use of a guide rail8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307192 A1Festool GmbH
- Method for operating an emergency brake unit for a motor-driven tool, monitoring unit, and emergency brake unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307193 A1Festool GmbH
- Electric Power Tool Safety Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307229 A1
- Handheld work apparatus and method for operating a handheld work apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307289 A1Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG
- Chain saw with a tensioning assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307290 A1Deere & Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-axis panel saw964US 7,779,737 B2The Chisel Works, LLC. · 2010
- Hand tool machine having an oscillatory drive880US 8,397,832 B2C. & E. Fein GmbH · 2013
- Method and a device for sensing the distance between a first object and a second object276US 5,942,975 A1999
- Surgical saw blade242US 5,306,285 AKomet Medical · 1994
- Anti-kickback power tool control220US 4,267,914 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1981