B25B 23/16
Handles
Official title: Handles (in general B25G)
B25B23/16 (Handles) appears on 228 US grants and 216 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 228
- Published applications
- 216
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 377
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 25 |
| 2020 | 13 | 45 |
| 2021 | 27 | 30 |
| 2022 | 29 | 20 |
| 2023 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hand tool with rotary handle15 Sep 2026US 12,734,652 B2Yih Cheng Factory Co., Ltd.
- Lighting features for tools15 Sep 2026US 12,734,656 B1Snap-on Incorporated
- Pipe wrench15 Sep 2026US 12,734,667 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Beam clamp installation tool28 Jul 2026US 12,691,553 B2
- Electric tool system, electric tool device, and camera device21 Apr 2026US 12,605,807 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Hand tool having threaded interchangeable grip10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264200 A1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Multi-purpose driver23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208326 A1
- Connection rod tool with auxiliary device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208329 A1
- Multifunctional wrench18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166682 A1Techtronic Cordless GP
- Driving Tool with Rear Handle Storage Compartment and Kit18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166708 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elastomeric sleeve on rearward portion of wrench socket to facilitate recognition and selection of the socket86US 4,947,713 AEasco Hand Tools, Inc. · 1990
- Driver tool83US 4,448,097 A1984
- Multi-purpose hand tool83US 4,945,790 A1990
- Allen wrench handle54US 4,308,770 AP. X. Industries, Inc. · 1982
- Speed wrench and hand grip combination49US 4,791,837 A1988