A46B 11/001
Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances: with integral reservoirs
Official title: {with integral reservoirs (A46B11/0003, A46B11/0006 take precedence)}
A46B11/001 (Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances: with integral reservoirs) appears on 1,420 US grants and 1,400 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 1,420
- Published applications
- 1,400
- Assignees
- 434
- Inventors
- 2,501
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 11 |
| 2002 | 23 | 17 |
| 2003 | 23 | 26 |
| 2004 | 24 | 32 |
| 2005 | 20 | 56 |
| 2006 | 22 | 50 |
| 2007 | 30 | 64 |
| 2008 | 23 | 57 |
| 2009 | 27 | 50 |
| 2010 | 29 | 52 |
| 2011 | 28 | 58 |
| 2012 | 36 | 72 |
| 2013 | 43 | 57 |
| 2014 | 58 | 53 |
| 2015 | 50 | 57 |
| 2016 | 53 | 68 |
| 2017 | 63 | 82 |
| 2018 | 59 | 78 |
| 2019 | 60 | 72 |
| 2020 | 66 | 64 |
| 2021 | 59 | 71 |
| 2022 | 64 | 78 |
| 2023 | 42 | 56 |
| 2024 | 46 | 53 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 |
| 2026 | 24 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A46B 11/002Pressurised at moment of use manually or by powered means874
- A46B 11/0062Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for being refilled when empty234
- A46B 11/0065Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for being replaced when empty173
- A46B 11/0013Dispensing by gravity or by shaking168
- A46B 11/0017With pre-pressurised reservoirs95
- A46B 11/0068Brushes where the reservoir is specifically intended for solid substance that dissolves53
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- Combination Toothbrush and Toothpaste Dispenser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305809 A1
- Electrochemical cell8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308024 A1Imperial College Innovations Limited
- Feminine care device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295146 A1
- Oral Care Implement With Fluid Dispensing System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272155 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid delivery dental cleaning device218US 6,164,967 AProfessional Dental Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Pressurized medicant applicator176US 5,098,291 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1992
- Oral hygiene apparatus166US 4,672,953 A1987
- Device for scaling at the gum pocket150US 4,906,187 A1990
- Hand-held self-contained oral irrigation device150US 6,030,215 A2000