A46B 13/00
Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
Official title: Brushes with driven brush bodies {or carriers}(power-driven toothbrushes A61C17/16)
A46B13/00 (Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers) appears on 2,138 US grants and 2,646 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 2,138
- Published applications
- 2,646
- Assignees
- 915
- Inventors
- 4,210
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 7 |
| 2002 | 20 | 26 |
| 2003 | 28 | 27 |
| 2004 | 17 | 52 |
| 2005 | 13 | 47 |
| 2006 | 27 | 57 |
| 2007 | 23 | 46 |
| 2008 | 24 | 86 |
| 2009 | 23 | 69 |
| 2010 | 41 | 44 |
| 2011 | 50 | 69 |
| 2012 | 53 | 68 |
| 2013 | 56 | 88 |
| 2014 | 58 | 102 |
| 2015 | 66 | 92 |
| 2016 | 98 | 117 |
| 2017 | 91 | 156 |
| 2018 | 91 | 123 |
| 2019 | 119 | 133 |
| 2020 | 126 | 174 |
| 2021 | 123 | 185 |
| 2022 | 128 | 166 |
| 2023 | 111 | 160 |
| 2024 | 123 | 186 |
| 2025 | 129 | 191 |
| 2026 | 91 | 175 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Skirt brush mechanism with novel structure6 Oct 2026US 12,751,541 B2Zhejiang Yigoli Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,596 B2Suzhou Eup Electric Co. Ltd.
- Surface cleaning system, surface cleaning device and control method thereof22 Sep 2026US 12,740,638 B2Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for identifying brush type, cleaning device and storage medium15 Sep 2026US 12,733,783 B2Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Anti-tangle roller brush, roller brush mechanism and sweeping robot15 Sep 2026US 12,733,785 B2Linksmart Technology (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
- Oral care mode determination device, oral care mode determination method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305810 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Spigot mounted paintbrush cleaner8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305811 A1
- User-prompted cleaning by autonomous vacuum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305895 A1Matic Robots, Inc. (fka Matician, Inc.)
- Brush head assembly, transmission structure, and oral cleaning device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306229 A1
- Tooth Surface Cleaning Tool, and Powered Tooth Surface Cleaning Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306230 A1Nishio Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for massaging the skin215US 3,968,789 A1976
- Brush arrangement and toothbrush with brush arrangement210US 6,363,565 B1Braun GmbH · 2002
- Robotic vacuum cleaner206US 7,079,923 B2F Robotics Acquisitions Ltd. · 2006
- Robotic vacuum cleaner195US 7,167,775 B2F Robotics Acquisitions Ltd. · 2007
- Brush assembly of cleaner186US 6,971,140 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2005