B25B 17/00
Hand-driven gear-operated wrenches or screwdrivers
Official title: Hand-driven gear-operated wrenches or screwdrivers (ratchet-operated B25B13/46 {B25B13/467}, B25B15/04; {for mounting or dismounting wheels B60B29/005})
B25B17/00 (Hand-driven gear-operated wrenches or screwdrivers) appears on 452 US grants and 338 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 452
- Published applications
- 338
- Assignees
- 175
- Inventors
- 672
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 11 | 24 |
| 2014 | 9 | 20 |
| 2015 | 23 | 25 |
| 2016 | 15 | 22 |
| 2017 | 15 | 22 |
| 2018 | 9 | 17 |
| 2019 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 12 | 22 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 |
| 2022 | 20 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Power driven wrench with removeable heads31 Mar 2026US 12,589,471 B1
- Power tool attachment part17 Mar 2026US 12,576,488 B2Atlas Copco Industrial Technique AB
- Tool for scalable multi-fastener torqueing10 Feb 2026US 12,544,869 B2Raytheon Company
- Nut runner accessory for power tool11 Nov 2025US 12,466,037 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Continuous rotation torque wrench23 Sep 2025US 12,420,387 B2Tech Patents LLC
- Shaft-driven extension wrench1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295782 A1Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, Inc.
- Variable offset crankshaft16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201942 A1Snap-on Incorporated
- Nut runner accessory for power tool28 May 2026US 2026/0145307 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Gearbox for automotive service with planetary gear21 May 2026US 2026/0138251 A1
- Ratchet Wrench Head and Drive Mechanism14 May 2026US 2026/0131433 A1Tyan Chynis Industrial Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable angled socket wrench extension1,367US 4,296,654 A1981
- Hand-powered tool1,026US 4,154,122 A1979
- Handheld drive device681US 8,985,240 B22015
- Manual bone anchor placement devices183US 6,241,736 B1SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Manual bone anchor placement devices177US 6,589,249 B2SciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 2003