B25B 13/468
With possibility of locking the ratchet mechanism
Official title: {with possibility of locking the ratchet mechanism}
B25B13/468 (With possibility of locking the ratchet mechanism) appears on 86 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 86
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 91
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Box-end tool structure14 Apr 2026US 12,600,015 B2
- Wrench with work piece locking mechanism2 Sep 2025US 12,403,569 B2Apex Brands, Inc.
- Wrench structure with variable driving state13 Jun 2023US 11,673,237 B2Kabo Tool Company
- Securing device for securing press unit to driving member of ratchet wrench1 Nov 2022US 11,484,994 B2
- Instruments for use during spine surgery9 Aug 2022US 11,406,430 B2Globus Medical, Inc.
- Ratchet Control for a Tool5 Feb 2026US 2026/0034645 A1Snap-on Incorporated
- Box-end tool structure7 Aug 2025US 2025/0249554 A1
- Wrench extender6 Mar 2025US 2025/0073862 A1Hong Ann Tool Industries Co., Ltd.
- Wrench with Work Piece Locking Mechanism4 May 2023US 2023/0139183 A1Apex Brands, Inc.
- Wrench Structure with Variable Driving State31 Mar 2022US 2022/0097213 A1Kabo Tool Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reversible ratcheting tool with improved pawl73US 6,918,323 B2Easco Hand Tools, Inc. · 2005
- Ratchet mechanism42US 4,466,523 AThe Stanley Works · 1984
- Ratcheting screwdriver41US 5,613,585 ABeere Precision Medical Instruments, Inc. · 1997
- Ratchet screw driver40US 5,749,272 A1998
- Reversible screwdriver39US 5,582,081 A1996