B25B 15/008
Allen-type keys
Official title: {Allen-type keys}
B25B15/008 (Allen-type keys) appears on 324 US grants and 381 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 324
- Published applications
- 381
- Assignees
- 158
- Inventors
- 462
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 17 |
| 2004 | 9 | 8 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 14 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 23 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 30 |
| 2017 | 11 | 21 |
| 2018 | 16 | 27 |
| 2019 | 13 | 25 |
| 2020 | 16 | 18 |
| 2021 | 22 | 18 |
| 2022 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 13 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 17 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wallet16 Jun 2026US 12,653,284 B2Ctb Holdings LLC
- Tool set with interspersed dual standard elements19 May 2026US 12,629,812 B2Bulletproof Property Management, LLC
- Hand tool holder12 May 2026US 12,623,320 B2Ningbo King Mount Co., Ltd.
- Anti-slip hex allen tool variation17 Mar 2026US 12,576,486 B2BGD Unlimited, LLC
- Engaging structure for hand tool27 Jan 2026US 12,533,774 B2
- Latch assemblies and tools using such latch assemblies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297996 A1Emerson Professional Tools, LLC
- Wallet17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272131 A1Ctb Holdings LLC
- Tool set with interspersed dual standard elements3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257337 A1Bulletproof Property Management, LLC
- Tool Holder Structure2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183907 A1
- Tool Assembly25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175391 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Recess drive bone screw and cooperable driving tool298US 6,016,727 ASofamor Danek Properties, Inc. · 2000
- Folding hand tool set93US 5,791,211 A1998
- Manipulator-driver for holding and driving a screw-type article91US 5,105,690 AImplant Innovations, Inc. · 1992
- Hand tool set89US 5,450,774 A1995
- Tool combination for bicycle89US 5,711,042 A1998