A45D 44/22
Face shaping devices
Official title: Face shaping devices, e.g. chin straps; Wrinkle removers, e.g. stretching the skin (skin stretchers for shaving A45D27/38)
A45D44/22 (Face shaping devices) appears on 127 US grants and 231 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45D- Granted patents
- 127
- Published applications
- 231
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 389
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Laminate sheet for cosmetic, and cosmetic set24 Mar 2026US 12,582,581 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Manufacturing method for colored nonwoven fabric24 Mar 2026US 12,584,244 B2Kao Corporation
- Beauty instrument20 Jan 2026US 12,527,953 B2Shenzhen Ulike Smart Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Non-invasive device and method for face lift16 Dec 2025US 12,495,882 B2
- Beauty tool24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283333 A1
- Lifting thread3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256268 A1Diamond Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for lifting and tightening skin of the face13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232099 A1
- Cosmetic Eye Mask25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174214 A1Ya-Man Ltd.
- Cosmetic skin rejuvenation28 May 2026US 2026/0144985 A1Pollogen Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tissue remodeling apparatus containing cooling fluid692US 6,350,276 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for modifying skin surface and soft tissue structure539US 6,425,912 B1Thermage, Inc. · 2002
- Fluid delivery apparatus534US 6,749,624 B22004
- Handpiece with electrode and non-volatile memory454US 7,115,123 B2Thermage, Inc. · 2006
- Treatment apparatus with electromagnetic energy delivery device and non-volatile memory297US 7,006,874 B2Thermage, Inc. · 2006