B25D
Percussive tools
Official title: PERCUSSIVE TOOLS {(percussive machines for forging B21J; hand-held drilling machines, in general B23B45/00, for wood B27C3/08; drilling machines, used for mining or quarrying, with reciprocating tool which is turned intermittently when out of contact with the working face E21B1/00)}
B25D (Percussive tools) appears on 3,785 US grants and 3,203 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25D- Granted patents
- 3,785
- Published applications
- 3,203
- Assignees
- 927
- Inventors
- 4,869
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 53 | 0 |
| 1977 | 51 | 0 |
| 1978 | 63 | 0 |
| 1979 | 40 | 0 |
| 1980 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | 52 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 35 | 0 |
| 1984 | 48 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 55 | 0 |
| 1987 | 60 | 0 |
| 1988 | 52 | 0 |
| 1989 | 71 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 84 | 0 |
| 1992 | 66 | 0 |
| 1993 | 48 | 0 |
| 1994 | 68 | 0 |
| 1995 | 55 | 0 |
| 1996 | 51 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 69 | 0 |
| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 24 |
| 2002 | 38 | 54 |
| 2003 | 59 | 73 |
| 2004 | 56 | 104 |
| 2005 | 69 | 98 |
| 2006 | 83 | 134 |
| 2007 | 65 | 113 |
| 2008 | 63 | 127 |
| 2009 | 53 | 138 |
| 2010 | 85 | 134 |
| 2011 | 78 | 122 |
| 2012 | 98 | 123 |
| 2013 | 81 | 139 |
| 2014 | 81 | 95 |
| 2015 | 105 | 120 |
| 2016 | 91 | 139 |
| 2017 | 93 | 156 |
| 2018 | 108 | 150 |
| 2019 | 125 | 166 |
| 2020 | 156 | 140 |
| 2021 | 131 | 162 |
| 2022 | 112 | 169 |
| 2023 | 138 | 148 |
| 2024 | 174 | 173 |
| 2025 | 153 | 102 |
| 2026 | 89 | 100 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B25D 17/00Details of, or accessories for, portable power-driven percussive tools1,728
- B25D 2250/00General details of portable percussive toolsIndexing code1,415
- B25D 9/00Portable percussive tools with fluid-pressure drive, i.e. driven directly by fluids752
- B25D 11/00Portable percussive tools with electromotor or other motor drive689
- B25D 16/00Portable percussive machines with superimposed rotation , the rotational movement of the676
- B25D 1/00Hand hammers643
- B25D 2217/00Details of, or accessories for, portable power-driven percussive toolsIndexing code581
- B25D 2211/00Details of portable percussive tools with electromotor or other motor driveIndexing code470
All 14 main groupsShow fewer
- B25D 2216/00Details of portable percussive machines with superimposed rotation, the rotational movement ofIndexing code350
- B25D 2222/00Materials of the tool or the workpieceIndexing code252
- B25D 2209/00Details of portable percussive tools with fluid-pressure drive, i.e. driven directly byIndexing code79
- B25D 3/00Hand chisels78
- B25D 5/00Centre punches51
- B25D 7/00Picks29
Recent patents
- Impactor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,755 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Adapter for rotary hammer6 Oct 2026US 12,752,411 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Striking tool6 Oct 2026US 12,752,412 B2Makita Corporation
- Cam operated apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,654 B2Resontech Ltd.
- Tool bit for an impact power tool29 Sep 2026US 12,746,655 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Power tool air flow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307228 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Method and an arrangement for protecting a lubricating system of a rock drilling machine, and a mining machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309271 A1Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy
- Dust collecting attachment and hammering tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295753 A1Makita Corporation
- Transverse axis rotary hammer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295795 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Drive assembly for a power tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295796 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spindle lock and chipping mechanism for hammer drill1,525US 6,550,546 B2One World Technologies Limited · 2003
- Hammer drill attachment1,084US 7,096,972 B22006
- Drilling and/or chiseling device1,050US 6,460,627 B1Hilti Aktiengesellschaft · 2002
- Automatic transmission for a power tool1,041US 8,172,004 B2Techtronic Power Tools Technology Limited · 2012
- Multi-function electric tool717US 5,033,552 A1991