A46B 3/04
Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or
Official title: by mouldable materials, e.g. metals, cellulose derivatives, plastics (A46B1/00 takes precedence)
A46B3/04 (Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or) appears on 126 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 126
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 212
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for pet hair removal11 Aug 2026US 12,703,012 B2Towerstar Pets, LLC
- Method and apparatus for pet hair removal21 Apr 2026US 12,604,973 B2Towerstar Pets, LLC
- Toothbrush with injection-moulded bristles and method and apparatus for producing the same31 Mar 2026US RE50,842 E1Trisa Holding AG
- Head for a personal care device17 Feb 2026US 12,551,003 B2Braun GmbH
- Applicator for a cosmetic product including a movable portion comprising a longitudinal axis6 Jan 2026US 12,514,355 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- Method for manufacturing brushes and brush-manufacturing device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182732 A1Zahoransky AG
- Toothbrush head16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102236 A1Shenzhen Jinlingzi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Surface conditioning article25 Dec 2025US 2025/0386926 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Method for manufacturing bristle products, bristle product manufacturing machine, bristle product, and use of a fastening anchor made of plastics material6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338952 A1Zahoransky AG
- Safety Toothbrush and Methods for Providing Safety Features18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288087 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Brush73US 4,263,691 A1981
- Oral care implement60US 7,841,041 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2010
- Method of making a brush57US 4,968,103 APhotofinish Cosmetics, Inc. · 1990
- Brush with self retaining bristles45US 4,635,313 ANorth American Philips Corporation · 1987
- Brush, especially toothbrush43US 6,810,551 B1Coronet-Werke GmbH · 2004