B25G 3/12
Locking and securing devices
B25G3/12 (Locking and securing devices) appears on 1,008 US grants and 860 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25G- Granted patents
- 1,008
- Published applications
- 860
- Assignees
- 462
- Inventors
- 1,603
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 8 |
| 2002 | 25 | 21 |
| 2003 | 18 | 31 |
| 2004 | 22 | 21 |
| 2005 | 12 | 23 |
| 2006 | 7 | 16 |
| 2007 | 13 | 40 |
| 2008 | 15 | 28 |
| 2009 | 14 | 24 |
| 2010 | 21 | 32 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 |
| 2012 | 29 | 32 |
| 2013 | 21 | 32 |
| 2014 | 26 | 35 |
| 2015 | 26 | 32 |
| 2016 | 23 | 37 |
| 2017 | 37 | 53 |
| 2018 | 41 | 56 |
| 2019 | 42 | 36 |
| 2020 | 32 | 52 |
| 2021 | 30 | 45 |
| 2022 | 50 | 45 |
| 2023 | 50 | 38 |
| 2024 | 25 | 40 |
| 2025 | 29 | 24 |
| 2026 | 21 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B25G 3/18Comprising catches or pawls277
- B25G 3/26Comprising nails, screws, bolts, or pins traversing or entering the socket256
- B25G 3/30Comprising screwed sockets or tangs154
- B25G 3/20Comprising clamping or contracting means acting concentrically on the handle or socket120
- B25G 3/24Comprising clamping or contracting means acting transversely on the handle or socket112
- B25G 3/28Comprising wedges, keys, or like expanding means79
- B25G 3/14Comprising barbs or teeth71
- B25G 3/32In association with, or including, tang, bolt, or other member passing axially57
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By later US patents
- Medical instrument and coupling apparatus for same1,974US 5,464,300 A1995
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- Bayonet coupling for detachable joining of two tubular shaft instruments or instrument parts1,270US 6,126,359 AKARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG · 2000
- Flexible surgical screwdriver and methods of arthroscopic ligament reconstruction269US 5,464,407 A1995
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