B23B 45/006
Keys for operating the chucks
Official title: {Keys for operating the chucks}
B23B45/006 (Keys for operating the chucks) appears on 45 US grants and 20 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23B- Granted patents
- 45
- Published applications
- 20
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 80
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vacuum shroud for hand-held drill13 Jan 2026US 12,521,827 B2The Boeing Company
- Operating key for stationary and driven tool holders10 Jun 2025US 12,325,076 B2WTO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
- Mud mixer14 Jan 2025US 12,194,424 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Power tool with chuck key holder9 Jan 2024US 11,865,691 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Mud mixer10 Aug 2021US 11,084,006 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Operating key for stationary and driven tool holders17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229340 A1WTO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
- Chuck key with hex bit9 May 2024US 2024/0149415 A1
- Vacuum shroud for hand-held drill9 Mar 2023US 2023/0070889 A1The Boeing Company
- Operating key for stationary and driven tool holders13 Oct 2022US 2022/0324034 A1WTO Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
- Power tool with chuck key holder16 Jun 2022US 2022/0184794 A1Black & Decker Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric tool with source of power independent of the line91US 4,779,687 AC. & E. Fein GmbH · 1988
- Holder, especially for a drill chuck key56US 4,558,495 A1985
- Portable drill with built-in chuck key28US 4,324,512 A1982
- Screwdriver bit and chuck key retainer24US 4,954,026 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1990
- Drill press24US 7,369,916 B2Black & Decker Inc. · 2008