Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls

Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeB26F1/32
Official titleHand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls
Display labelHand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls
Total patents28

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20164
20174
20185
20191
20201
20212
20232
20243
20254

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC B26F1/32?
CPC B26F1/32 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B26F1/32 (Hand-held perforating or punching apparatus, e.g. awls)?
Our database includes 28 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B26F1/32 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).