A46B 15/0046
With vibrating signalling means
Official title: {with vibrating signalling means}
A46B15/0046 (With vibrating signalling means) appears on 46 US grants and 72 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 72
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 152
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Light emitting electric toothbrush268US 6,202,242 B1Zephyr Design, Inc. · 2001
- Tooth cleaning system with timer and signaling means208US 5,438,726 A1995
- Toothbrush having a vibrating head part95US 6,802,097 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2004
- Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part90US 7,003,839 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2006
- Intelligent toothbrush monitoring device34US 8,585,411 B2Brushgate Oy · 2013