A45D 40/262
Using a brush or the like
Official title: {using a brush or the like}
A45D40/262 (Using a brush or the like) appears on 1,115 US grants and 1,396 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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| 2026 | 21 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Split applicator and packaging container including same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,424 B2Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (China) Co., Ltd.
- Stabilized, precision, dual-brush eyelash application apparatus and method25 Aug 2026US 12,714,216 B2Lash Duet, LLC
- Devices for applying compositions to eyelashes18 Aug 2026US 12,708,188 B2L'oreal
- Receptacle11 Aug 2026US 12,702,216 B2GEKA GmbH
- System to dispense cosmetic products14 Jul 2026US 12,677,926 B2
- Flocked makeup applicator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294078 A1L'oreal
- Modular and compact makeup product10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262819 A1Packfora Pte., Ltd
- Application head for a cosmetic applicator provided with means for mechanical stimulation10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262820 A1Brivaplast S.r.l.
- Tooth Whitening Apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248601 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Cosmetic pen with retractable cream-dipping penholder20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240303 A1Ningbo Jieli Cosmetical Package Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mascara applicator assembly having inturning wiper fingers146US 6,502,584 B1Geka Manufacturing Ltd. · 2003
- Dispenser for a product with a liquid-to-pasty consistency125US 5,772,347 AL'oreal · 1998
- Dispenser for a product of liquid-to-pasty consistency, equipped with an application tip116US 5,879,095 AL'oreal · 1999
- Cosmetic unit114US 6,702,494 B2Geka Brush GmbH · 2004
- Adjustable mascara wand105US 4,165,755 A1979