A46B 11/0086
Means for closing or sealing
Official title: {Means for closing or sealing, e.g. toothpaste outlet when brush not in use thereby preventing leakage or drying out}
A46B11/0086 (Means for closing or sealing) appears on 63 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 63
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 146
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 7 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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