A45D 40/20
Pencil-like cosmetics
Official title: Pencil-like cosmetics; Simple holders for handling stick-shaped cosmetics or shaving soap while in use
A45D40/20 (Pencil-like cosmetics) appears on 415 US grants and 454 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
- 415
- Published applications
- 454
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 626
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 8 | 16 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2007 | 8 | 20 |
| 2008 | 8 | 14 |
| 2009 | 4 | 16 |
| 2010 | 13 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 7 |
| 2015 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 |
| 2017 | 16 | 30 |
| 2018 | 21 | 27 |
| 2019 | 19 | 37 |
| 2020 | 21 | 32 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 |
| 2022 | 22 | 31 |
| 2023 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 20 | 18 |
| 2025 | 17 | 19 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Application container with holding portion for application material1 Sep 2026US 12,721,418 B2
- Cosmetic product dispensing container12 May 2026US 12,622,503 B2
- Refillable stick-type content container5 May 2026US 12,616,291 B2
- Caps for cosmetic implements7 Apr 2026US 12,593,906 B2
- Application container7 Apr 2026US 12,595,113 B2Tokiwa Corporation
- Pencil, Shaft and Process for Production Thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285079 A1Staedtler SE
- Shaft body for pencils or cosmetics3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257511 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Cosmetic pen with retractable cream-dipping penholder20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240303 A1Ningbo Jieli Cosmetical Package Co., Ltd.
- Stick-shaped cosmetic material6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224009 A1Tokiwa Corporation
- Eyebrow Shaping System6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224011 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Efficient fluid dispensing utensil96US 6,322,268 B1Avery Dennison Corporation · 2001
- Cosmetics applying device48US 5,941,254 A1999
- Cosmetic applicator with plural applicator elements43US 5,056,179 AAversa & Martin, Inc. · 1991
- Dispensing device41US 7,086,796 B2Bonne Bell, Inc. · 2006
- Dispenser including a translatable piston38US 5,011,317 AL'oreal · 1991