F16B 35/042
For retention or rotation by a tool
Official title: {for retention or rotation by a tool, e.g. of polygonal cross-section}
F16B35/042 (For retention or rotation by a tool) appears on 57 US grants and 60 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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