B25B 7/14
Locking means
Official title: Locking means {(B25B7/123 takes precedence)}
B25B7/14 (Locking means) appears on 237 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 361
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 12 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Jaw engagement assist system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,202 B2The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Bent nose pliers19 May 2026US 12,629,800 B2
- Self-adaptive self-locking clamping apparatus3 Feb 2026US 12,539,579 B2
- Pliers with locking jaw27 Jan 2026US 12,533,772 B2Apex Brands, Inc.
- Manually operable pressing tool28 Oct 2025US 12,454,041 B2Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
- Hand-actuatable plier tool20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246218 A1Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
- Clamping Tool2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183904 A1Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable opening pliers9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097470 A1Sna Europe Industries Iberia, S. A.
- Pair of pliers with a latch unit9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097476 A1Jye Lins Co., Ltd.
- Multifunctional gripping pliers integrating a bit driver5 Mar 2026US 2026/0061568 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-position latching mechanism for forceps1,543US 5,104,397 ACodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 1992
- Surgical instrument1,474US 7,404,822 B2Orthotec, LLC · 2008
- Clamp device118US 6,860,179 B2Irwin Industrial Tool Company · 2005
- Latch mechanism for surgical instruments112US 5,730,740 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Plier-type tool93US 4,893,530 A1990