A46B 11/0006
Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances: specially adapted to
Official title: {specially adapted to feed the bristle upper surface}
A46B11/0006 (Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances: specially adapted to) appears on 233 US grants and 253 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 233
- Published applications
- 253
- Assignees
- 88
- Inventors
- 452
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 |
| 2016 | 15 | 13 |
| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 24 |
| 2021 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-dispensing low volume applicator11 Aug 2026US 12,702,220 B2
- Oral care implement with fluid dispensing system26 May 2026US 12,635,787 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Manual paint application system17 Mar 2026US 12,576,421 B2
- Apparatus for dental irrigation6 Jan 2026US 12,514,691 B2Eht, LLC
- Surgical cleaning device18 Nov 2025US 12,471,697 B2Heraeus Medical GmbH
- Cosmetic implement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294076 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Oral Care Implement With Fluid Dispensing System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272155 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Wireless electric hair-coloring device, and coloring method using same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198673 A1Entertake Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for detecting oral conditions using an oral care device28 May 2026US 2026/0144481 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Device for applying a liquid material to hair and detangling the hair7 May 2026US 2026/0123727 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oral care system314US 6,129,547 ABallard Medical Products · 2000
- Toothbrush system with a three-dimensional brushing action and fluid irrigation235US 6,766,549 B22004
- Oral care system169US 6,632,091 B1Ballard Medical Products · 2003
- Oral care toothbrush87US 7,478,959 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2009
- Accelerated method and instrumentation for whitening teeth77US 6,440,396 B12002