B25B 5/00
Clamps
Official title: Clamps (for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B23K37/04)
B25B5/00 (Clamps) appears on 3,375 US grants and 2,324 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 3,375
- Published applications
- 2,324
- Assignees
- 1,382
- Inventors
- 5,019
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 45 | 0 |
| 1987 | 71 | 0 |
| 1988 | 62 | 0 |
| 1989 | 98 | 0 |
| 1990 | 73 | 0 |
| 1991 | 61 | 0 |
| 1992 | 75 | 0 |
| 1993 | 57 | 0 |
| 1994 | 51 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 61 | 0 |
| 1997 | 67 | 0 |
| 1998 | 95 | 0 |
| 1999 | 93 | 0 |
| 2000 | 94 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 24 |
| 2002 | 86 | 62 |
| 2003 | 95 | 80 |
| 2004 | 79 | 95 |
| 2005 | 68 | 91 |
| 2006 | 71 | 72 |
| 2007 | 48 | 86 |
| 2008 | 52 | 69 |
| 2009 | 27 | 76 |
| 2010 | 56 | 76 |
| 2011 | 61 | 49 |
| 2012 | 69 | 88 |
| 2013 | 75 | 86 |
| 2014 | 70 | 107 |
| 2015 | 89 | 130 |
| 2016 | 96 | 103 |
| 2017 | 98 | 90 |
| 2018 | 88 | 113 |
| 2019 | 89 | 124 |
| 2020 | 123 | 137 |
| 2021 | 111 | 120 |
| 2022 | 109 | 102 |
| 2023 | 103 | 104 |
| 2024 | 85 | 81 |
| 2025 | 76 | 92 |
| 2026 | 52 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Toggle clamp6 Oct 2026US 12,752,402 B2Forward Co., Ltd.
- Clamp with rotatable advancement apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,734,644 B2BESSEY Tool GmbH & Co. KG
- Clamping device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,503 B2Pascal Engineering Corporation
- Self-locking and adjustable dual ratchet clamping apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,728,504 B2
- Adjustable pipe clamp1 Sep 2026US 12,722,236 B2Esco Tool
- Systems and methods for clamping projects8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307211 A1
- Dual mode field device mount1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295777 A1
- Leveling knob system and mechanism17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273700 A1New Revo Brand Group, LLC
- Clamp for Woodworking10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264196 A1
- Self-weight swing clamp and applications thereof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257255 A1Asia Neo Tech Industrial Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chuck with position detecting function1,443US 6,428,070 B1SMC Corporation · 2002
- Motor pack for automated machinery1,049US 7,000,911 B2Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. · 2006
- Portable C-clamp with non-rotatable clamping pad means159US 5,893,553 A1999
- Quick-action bar clamp158US 4,926,722 APetersen Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 1990
- Back-up power tongs131US 4,649,777 A1987