Step drill bit
Granted 16 Nov 2021 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool · originally Techtronic Industries
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Inventors: Richard Hohnl, Jr., Douglas W. Allen, Smith C. Theiler, Courtney D. McCool · Examiner: Darlington Ly · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view…
FIG. 1 is a left side elevation view of a step drill bit embodying our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view thereof.
Portions of the step drill bit shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
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22 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 11 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-2014363244-A1 | A1 | 11 Dec 2014 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| US | US-9731358-B2 | B2 | 15 Aug 2017 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Step drill bit |
| US | US-2017326651-A1 | A1 | 16 Nov 2017 | 4 Aug 2017 | published | Step drill bit |
| US | US-10252351-B2 | B2 | 9 Apr 2019 | 4 Aug 2017 | granted | Step drill bit |
| US | US-2019143422-A1 | A1 | 16 May 2019 | 17 Jan 2019 | published | Step drill bit |
| US | US-10695845-B2 | B2 | 30 Jun 2020 | 17 Jan 2019 | granted | Step drill bit |
| US | US-2020222994-A1 | A1 | 16 Jul 2020 | 27 Mar 2020 | published | Step drill bit |
| USthis patent | US-D936117-S | S1 | 16 Nov 2021 | 20 Nov 2019 | granted | Step drill bit |
| US | US-12434308-B2 | B2 | 7 Oct 2025 | 27 Mar 2020 | granted | Step drill bit |
| US | US-2025381604-A1 | A1 | 18 Dec 2025 | 13 Aug 2025 | published | Step drill bit |
| WO | WO-2014197761-A1 | A1 | 11 Dec 2014 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
›Other offices — 11 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-2014274759-A1 | A1 | 5 Nov 2015 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| AU | AU-2014274759-B2 | B2 | 29 Sep 2016 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Step drill bit |
| DE | DE-112014002733-T5 | T5 | 31 Mar 2016 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Stufenbohrerde |
| DE | DE-112014002733-B4 | B4 | 8 Sep 2022 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Stufenbohrerde |
| DE | DE-112014007381-B4 | B4 | 31 Dec 2025 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Stufenbohrerde |
| GB | GB-201518486-D0 | D0 | 2 Dec 2015 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| GB | GB-2527705-A | A | 30 Dec 2015 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| GB | GB-202002306-D0 | D0 | 1 Apr 2020 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| GB | GB-2527705-B | B | 8 Apr 2020 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Step drill bit |
| GB | GB-2579514-A | A | 24 Jun 2020 | 6 Jun 2014 | published | Step drill bit |
| GB | GB-2579514-B | B | 16 Dec 2020 | 6 Jun 2014 | granted | Step drill bit |
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