B25B 13/00
Spanners
Official title: Spanners; Wrenches (hand-driven gear-operated B25B17/00; impact wrenches B25B19/00; portable power-driven B25B21/00 {; spanners or wrenches pecially adapted for osteosynthesis A61B17/8875}; machines for fitting together or separating metal parts B23P19/00 {; for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/003})
B25B13/00 (Spanners) appears on 5,441 US grants and 4,825 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 5,441
- Published applications
- 4,825
- Assignees
- 1,442
- Inventors
- 6,673
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | 34 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 58 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 32 | 0 |
| 1984 | 63 | 0 |
| 1985 | 64 | 0 |
| 1986 | 63 | 0 |
| 1987 | 72 | 0 |
| 1988 | 91 | 0 |
| 1989 | 102 | 0 |
| 1990 | 96 | 0 |
| 1991 | 83 | 0 |
| 1992 | 87 | 0 |
| 1993 | 89 | 0 |
| 1994 | 84 | 0 |
| 1995 | 84 | 0 |
| 1996 | 97 | 0 |
| 1997 | 84 | 0 |
| 1998 | 97 | 0 |
| 1999 | 139 | 0 |
| 2000 | 172 | 0 |
| 2001 | 178 | 34 |
| 2002 | 138 | 104 |
| 2003 | 118 | 155 |
| 2004 | 133 | 252 |
| 2005 | 171 | 235 |
| 2006 | 195 | 217 |
| 2007 | 175 | 167 |
| 2008 | 98 | 171 |
| 2009 | 56 | 153 |
| 2010 | 68 | 187 |
| 2011 | 93 | 198 |
| 2012 | 122 | 167 |
| 2013 | 152 | 185 |
| 2014 | 134 | 218 |
| 2015 | 172 | 225 |
| 2016 | 135 | 216 |
| 2017 | 138 | 227 |
| 2018 | 141 | 207 |
| 2019 | 139 | 219 |
| 2020 | 150 | 225 |
| 2021 | 157 | 251 |
| 2022 | 223 | 195 |
| 2023 | 152 | 150 |
| 2024 | 124 | 153 |
| 2025 | 112 | 169 |
| 2026 | 78 | 145 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B25B 13/48Spanners: for special purposes2,175
- B25B 13/46Spanners: of the ratchet type, for providing a free return stroke of2,009
- B25B 13/02Spanners: with rigid jaws1,621
- B25B 13/10Spanners: with adjustable jaws762
- B25B 13/56Spanner sets260
- B25B 13/44Spanners: of the chuck type148
- B25B 13/005Cross wrenches37
- B25B 13/58Jaw attachments28
Recent patents
- Socket tool holder6 Oct 2026US 12,752,415 B2
- Ratchet wrench29 Sep 2026US 12,746,642 B2
- Biased pawl ratcheting wrench29 Sep 2026US 12,746,643 B2Great Star Tools USA, Inc.
- Bicycle tool mounted in bicycle tube29 Sep 2026US 12,746,647 B2U-Power Collection Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Ratchet wrench including a bicycle toolset combined therewith cross-reference29 Sep 2026US 12,746,648 B2
- Open-end wrench structure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307217 A1Infar Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Dual Action Driver Ratchet8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307218 A1Grip Holdings LLC
- Gate Socket Attachment Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307224 A1
- Counter-torque driver tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295781 A1C-Torq, LLC
- Shaft-driven extension wrench1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295782 A1Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand-powered tool1,026US 4,154,122 A1979
- Method of joining torn parts of bodily tissue in vivo with a biodegradable tack member621US 4,895,148 AConcept, Inc. · 1990
- Repair tack for bodily tissue575US 4,976,715 AConcept, Inc. · 1990
- Hinged socket wrench speed handle492US 7,197,965 B12007
- Tack and applicator for treating torn bodily material in vivo461US 4,884,572 AConcept, Inc. · 1989