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B25B 7/14

Locking means

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Pliers; Other hand-held gripping tools with jaws on pivoted limbs; Details applicable generally to pivoted-limb hand tools > Locking means

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS; WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; MANIPULATORS
Subclass:
TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING

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  • B25B 7/16 combined with means for tightening the operating arms or jaws

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 4,635
  2. FANUC JP 3,353
  3. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,950
  4. LG ELECTRONICS KR 2,397
  5. HILTI LI 2,243
  6. FANUC 2,234
  7. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2,131
  8. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 1,940
  9. MAKITA CORPORATION 1,851
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,562