A46B 3/06
Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or
Official title: by welding together bristles made of metal wires or plastic materials
A46B3/06 (Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or) appears on 159 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 159
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 177
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 15 |
| 2016 | 8 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Makeup brush29 Sep 2026US 12,745,834 B2Lumetique, Inc.
- Toothbrush head and part thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,745,835 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Utility brush21 Jul 2026US 12,685,387 B2Ultrafab, Inc.
- Method for producing a toothbrush head7 Oct 2025US 12,433,396 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Mascara brush and method for manufacturing same4 Feb 2025US 12,213,584 B2
- Dish brush with mountable segmental flat-plated ring-shaped elements with brush plugs24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286630 A1
- Brush, method for manufacturing brushes and brush-manufacturing device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256274 A1Zahoransky AG
- Bristle filament transport plate, transport device, and bristle manufacturing machine11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157512 A1Zahoransky AG
- Method for producing bristle products, and bristle product production device21 Aug 2025US 2025/0261752 A1Zahoransky AG
- Makeup Brush31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241432 A1Lumetique, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Removable head mechanism for automatic cleaning device142US 4,827,550 ADental Research Corporation · 1989
- Automatic cleaning device122US 4,845,795 ADental Research Corporation · 1989
- Process for producing a toothbrush117US 6,988,777 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2006
- Toothbrush and process for producing such a toothbrush101US 7,174,596 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2007
- Process for producing a toothbrush having a bristle area design61US 9,066,579 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2015