B25B 27/0042
Tools for removing or replacing filters or for draining oil
Official title: {Tools for removing or replacing filters or for draining oil; Tools for setting or loosening closure means for radiators, batteries, or the like}
B25B27/0042 (Tools for removing or replacing filters or for draining oil) appears on 175 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 175
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 273
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Filter removal tool and method12 May 2026US 12,623,323 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Service tool for coupling to a service port receiver associated with a gearbox31 Mar 2026US 12,589,475 B2Walnab Pty Ltd
- Filter tool and related methods10 Mar 2026US 12,569,963 B2Kinerk Racetech LLC
- Self-adaptive self-locking clamping apparatus3 Feb 2026US 12,539,579 B2
- Oil filter removal tool2 Sep 2025US 12,403,572 B2Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
- Improved torque limiting mechanism24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284837 A1
- Oil filter wrench2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091473 A1
- Oil filter-used apparatus31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242481 A1U-Car Industry Co., Ltd.
- Filter tool and related methods17 Jul 2025US 2025/0229393 A1Kinerk Racetech LLC
- Oil Filter Wrech19 Jun 2025US 2025/0196302 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ventilator system and method76US 7,231,967 B2Building Performance Equipment, Inc. · 2007
- Radiator cap removal tool69US 4,836,065 A1989
- Oil drain plug socket for a wrench assembly69US 7,159,491 B1Easco Hand Tools, Inc. · 2007
- Filter wrench40US 4,177,529 ADeere & Company · 1979
- Funnel tool to remove oil filters39US 4,867,017 A1989