B25F
Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for
Official title: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)}
B25F (Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for) appears on 7,607 US grants and 8,967 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25F- Granted patents
- 7,607
- Published applications
- 8,967
- Assignees
- 1,486
- Inventors
- 10,750
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | 52 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | 57 | 0 |
| 1991 | 71 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 69 | 0 |
| 1994 | 64 | 0 |
| 1995 | 58 | 0 |
| 1996 | 64 | 0 |
| 1997 | 75 | 0 |
| 1998 | 98 | 0 |
| 1999 | 114 | 0 |
| 2000 | 132 | 0 |
| 2001 | 122 | 52 |
| 2002 | 99 | 120 |
| 2003 | 101 | 133 |
| 2004 | 124 | 180 |
| 2005 | 108 | 213 |
| 2006 | 160 | 235 |
| 2007 | 114 | 204 |
| 2008 | 115 | 233 |
| 2009 | 100 | 224 |
| 2010 | 149 | 235 |
| 2011 | 137 | 307 |
| 2012 | 172 | 308 |
| 2013 | 213 | 374 |
| 2014 | 221 | 389 |
| 2015 | 250 | 374 |
| 2016 | 254 | 323 |
| 2017 | 288 | 409 |
| 2018 | 296 | 458 |
| 2019 | 395 | 446 |
| 2020 | 401 | 503 |
| 2021 | 367 | 536 |
| 2022 | 379 | 560 |
| 2023 | 416 | 549 |
| 2024 | 533 | 622 |
| 2025 | 499 | 569 |
| 2026 | 362 | 411 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Nutrunner with clutch mechanism6 Oct 2026US 12,752,405 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Electric driving tool6 Oct 2026US 12,752,409 B2Makita Corporation
- Maximum power tool startup torque6 Oct 2026US 12,752,413 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Battery pack, system and use of a battery pack6 Oct 2026US 12,756,054 B2Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG
- Cable cutting accessory6 Oct 2026US 12,756,164 B2Black & Decker Inc.
- Inline Cut-Off Tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307198 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Inline Die Grinder8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307207 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Rotary impact tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307222 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Electric Power Tool Safety Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307229 A1
- Machine tool assembly and lighting system for a machine tool assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307230 A1Festool GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthopedic surgical device2,191US 5,553,675 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Battery-powered medical instrument with power booster1,930US 5,796,188 AXomed Surgical Products, Inc. · 1998
- Cordless power system1,824US 7,688,028 B2Black & Decker Inc. · 2010
- Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies1,623US 9,743,929 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Surgical instrument control circuit having a safety processor1,553US 9,690,362 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017