A46B 15/0036
With a lighting means
Official title: {with a lighting means, e.g. laser, bulb (A46B15/0034 takes precedence)}
A46B15/0036 (With a lighting means) appears on 204 US grants and 286 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 204
- Published applications
- 286
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 384
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 22 |
| 2016 | 15 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 20 | 21 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 6 | 21 |
| 2024 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025 | 13 | 20 |
| 2026 | 13 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Cleaning apparatus for an article with an accessory19 May 2026US 12,628,795 B1
- Universal base for electric toothbrush12 May 2026US 12,622,771 B2Braun GmbH
- Stopper scrubber for sink7 May 2026US 2026/0123794 A1
- Dental care device with water flossing and brushing integration23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108056 A1
- Cleaning Device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103911 A1Xingmai Innovation Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Enhanced oral care implement and associated methods19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076790 A1
- An image processing system and method for processing images obtained from personal care devices25 Dec 2025US 2025/0390986 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Toothbrush168US 6,026,828 A2000
- Enhanced dental hygiene system with direct UVA photoexcitation156US 6,902,397 B2Sunstar Americas, Inc. · 2005