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Specialized Abrasive & Deburring Tools
Design and application of abrasive tools and deburring heads tailored for specific geometries, materials, or access constraints, including flexible, expandable, or multi-component designs for precision finishing.
4,135 US filings from 1,083 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,186 · 2024: 1,265 · 2025: 1,174 · 2026 YTD: 510
Grinding & Polishing
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cilag GmbH International | 389 | 122 | 115 | 112 | 40 | -2.6% |
| 2 | Covidien LP | 189 | 84 | 53 | 43 | 9 | -18.9% |
| 3 | 3M Innovative Properties Company | 123 | 49 | 24 | 37 | 13 | +54.2% |
| 4 | SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC. | 80 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 8 | +4.5% |
| 5 | Robert Bosch GmbH | 77 | 17 | 29 | 21 | 10 | -27.6% |
| 6 | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | 75 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 10 | -24.0% |
| 7 | SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS | 67 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 2 | -27.3% |
| 8 | MAKITA CORPORATION | 66 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 10 | -25.0% |
| 9 | Black & Decker Inc. | 62 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 15 | -56.0% |
| 10 | DISCO CORPORATION | 52 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | -6.2% |
| 11 | LIVSMED INC. | 43 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 7 | +61.5% |
| 12 | Aesculap AG | 40 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 7 | -25.0% |
| 13 | Relign Corporation | 39 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | -42.9% |
| 14 | Stryker Corporation | 38 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | -30.8% |
| 15 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. | 35 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Festool GmbH | 33 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | +71.4% |
| 17 | Globus Medical, Inc. | 32 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | -16.7% |
| 18 | KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG | 32 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | +33.3% |
| 19 | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 30 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | -41.7% |
| 20 | OLYMPUS CORPORATION | 30 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 2 | +150.0% |
| 21 | WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 22 | Gyrus ACMI, Inc. | 27 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | +14.3% |
| 23 | Medtronic Xomed, Inc. | 26 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | -78.6% |
| 24 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 26 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | -20.0% |
| 25 | Arthrex, Inc. | 26 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |