A46B 15/0016
With enhancing means
Official title: {with enhancing means}
A46B15/0016 (With enhancing means) appears on 657 US grants and 961 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 657
- Published applications
- 961
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 1,301
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 6 | 36 |
| 2006 | 8 | 29 |
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| 2009 | 7 | 30 |
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| 2022 | 40 | 51 |
| 2023 | 27 | 69 |
| 2024 | 41 | 49 |
| 2025 | 40 | 39 |
| 2026 | 36 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A46B 15/0036With a lighting means204
- A46B 15/0032With protrusion for polishing teeth105
- A46B 15/0022With an electrical means98
- A46B 15/0034With a source of radiation98
- A46B 15/003Enhancing with heat62
- A46B 15/0024With means generating ions42
- A46B 15/0026With a magnetic means38
- A46B 15/0028With an acoustic means27
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- Brush attachment for animal cleaning device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271878 A11001608368 Ontario Limited
- Solar panel system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269777 A1Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
- Magnetic toothpaste and magnetic toothbrush30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216016 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Ion Brush and Method of Using23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206957 A1J & D Brush Co., LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic toothbrushes employing an acoustic waveguide362US 7,269,873 B2Ultreo, Inc. · 2007
- Light emitting electric toothbrush268US 6,202,242 B1Zephyr Design, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a surface259US 6,648,904 B2Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Method and tools for oral hygiene206US 6,561,808 B2CeramOptec Industries, Inc. · 2003
- Oral care implement183US 7,143,462 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2006