A45D 40/16
Refill sticks
Official title: Refill sticks; Moulding devices for producing sticks
A45D40/16 (Refill sticks) appears on 237 US grants and 206 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 206
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 425
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stick of cosmetic product comprising two compositions having a surface in relief, method and device for manufacturing such a stick of cosmetic product18 Aug 2026US 12,708,187 B2Parfums Christian Dior
- Cosmetic product molding apparatus and method of molding rod-shaped cosmetic product in cosmetic product molding apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,604,966 B2Shiseido Company, Ltd.
- Method for forming a stick for lips, a machine for forming sticks for lips, and a product for lips made using this method17 Mar 2026US 12,575,659 B2CHROMAVIS S.p.A.
- Refill unit for sunscreen and refillable stick container having the same3 Mar 2026US 12,564,257 B2Samhwa Co., Ltd
- Dispensers24 Feb 2026US 12,558,862 B2Multi Packaging Solutions UK Limited
- Cartridge for a cosmetic pen1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294077 A1A. W. Faber-Castell Cosmetics GmbH
- Massaging balm applicator3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256264 A1Chattem, Inc.
- Stick-type cosmetics container having refill structure5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060404 A1Pum-Tech Korea Co., Ltd
- Refillable cosmetic device and refill pack with shade matching base plug26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053257 A1L'oreal
- Contents container26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053258 A1Yonwoo Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-composition stick product and a process and system for manufacturing the same137US 6,695,510 B1Wyeth · 2004
- Lip balm with spherical surface and method for producing98US 8,444,337 B2The Kind Group · 2013
- Device for distributing a pasty, in particular, cosmetic, product and method of manufacturing this device88US 6,193,427 B12001
- Method and apparatus for charging transparent material85US 4,966,205 APola Chemical Industries Inc. · 1990
- Multi-composition stick product and a process and system for manufacturing the same84US 6,648,026 B2Wyeth · 2003