B25D 17/08
Means for retaining and guiding the tool bit
Official title: Means for retaining and guiding the tool bit, e.g. chucks {allowing axial oscillation of the tool bit (B25D17/005 takes precedence)}
B25D17/08 (Means for retaining and guiding the tool bit) appears on 364 US grants and 241 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 241
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 537
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transverse axis rotary hammer16 Jun 2026US 12,654,300 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Quick connect for a medical device26 May 2026US 12,636,711 B2Shukla Medical
- Impact tool head5 May 2026US 12,617,064 B2Tien-I Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Hammer drill27 Jan 2026US 12,533,783 B2Makita Corporation
- Rods for engaging a tool of a hammer within a housing of the hammer27 Jan 2026US 12,534,871 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Quick connect for a medical device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192369 A1Shukla Medical
- Tool holding device for a hammer drill or chisel hammer with idling stroke and recoil damping9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192428 A1Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
- Chisel hammer2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183919 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Electric needle scaler and tool holder14 May 2026US 2026/0131361 A1Makita Corporation
- Systems and methods for tool holders for an impact tool18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381655 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hammer drill adaptors and methods of use215US 10,589,410 B22020
- Chuck having one-step lock and release136US 5,398,946 APoly-Tech Industries · 1995
- Hand-held tool with detachable tool bit chuck106US 4,824,298 AHilti Aktiengesellschaft · 1989
- Hammer drill87US 4,131,165 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1978
- Tool shank and chuck combination for hammer drill80US 4,107,949 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1978