A45D 40/00
Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty
Official title: Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks (features common to containers for handling powdery or liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D33/00-A45D37/00; cosmetic or like preparations A61K8/00, A61Q; sample tables or the like G09F5/00)
A45D40/00 (Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty) appears on 4,448 US grants and 4,971 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
- 4,448
- Published applications
- 4,971
- Assignees
- 1,314
- Inventors
- 5,916
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 46 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 67 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 78 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 |
| 1994 | 64 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 57 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 80 | 0 |
| 1999 | 121 | 0 |
| 2000 | 114 | 0 |
| 2001 | 100 | 31 |
| 2002 | 95 | 109 |
| 2003 | 79 | 93 |
| 2004 | 83 | 158 |
| 2005 | 61 | 156 |
| 2006 | 63 | 156 |
| 2007 | 70 | 156 |
| 2008 | 71 | 169 |
| 2009 | 65 | 161 |
| 2010 | 68 | 173 |
| 2011 | 103 | 160 |
| 2012 | 135 | 175 |
| 2013 | 111 | 181 |
| 2014 | 149 | 169 |
| 2015 | 133 | 225 |
| 2016 | 172 | 265 |
| 2017 | 168 | 333 |
| 2018 | 167 | 287 |
| 2019 | 184 | 299 |
| 2020 | 195 | 274 |
| 2021 | 213 | 299 |
| 2022 | 219 | 276 |
| 2023 | 181 | 180 |
| 2024 | 204 | 193 |
| 2025 | 169 | 176 |
| 2026 | 84 | 117 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A45D 40/26Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint1,707
- A45D 40/02Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a sliding687
- A45D 40/24Casings for two or more cosmetics572
- A45D 40/22Casings characterised by a hinged cover469
- A45D 40/06Casings wherein movement of the lipstick or like solid is a screwing445
- A45D 40/20Pencil-like cosmetics415
- A45D 40/0087Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty323
- A45D 2040/0025Details of lipstick or like casingsIndexing code299
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- A45D 40/18Casings combined with other objects253
- A45D 40/0068Jars246
- A45D 40/16Refill sticks237
- A45D 2040/0012Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pastyIndexing code165
- A45D 40/30Masks for marking lips or eyelashes131
- A45D 2040/0006AccessoriesIndexing code111
- A45D 40/12Casings with provision for preventing undesired movement of the stick104
- A45D 40/10Casings wherein a spring presses the lipstick or like solid into the61
- A45D 2040/0018Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pastyIndexing code32
- A45D 40/08Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty29
- A45D 40/14Casings with ejector for waste stick or the like23
- A45D 40/0081Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty13
- A45D 2040/0093Storing soluble solid substances and suitable for application after adding a liquidIndexing code10
Recent patents
- Makeup brush29 Sep 2026US 12,745,834 B2Lumetique, Inc.
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- Consumer product22 Sep 2026US 12,741,453 B2Conopco, Inc.
- Assembly comprising a bottle, an aesthetic band and a system for attaching the aesthetic band to the bottle15 Sep 2026US 12,733,727 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- Refillable Cosmetic Product8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305795 A1ELC Management LLC
- Jewelry for retaining personal care products1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294055 A1
- Cartridge for a cosmetic pen1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294077 A1A. W. Faber-Castell Cosmetics GmbH
- Flocked makeup applicator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294078 A1L'oreal
- Adhesive eyebrow grooming template device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294079 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand applicator of encapsulated liquids1,124US 7,419,321 B22008
- Combined cosmetics compact and cellular radiotelephone189US 6,311,077 B1M3 Advisory Services, Inc. · 2001
- Cosmetic container including integrated lens structure148US 4,044,889 A1977
- Mascara applicator assembly having inturning wiper fingers146US 6,502,584 B1Geka Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Multi-composition stick product and a process and system for manufacturing the same137US 6,695,510 B1Wyeth · 2004