A46B 3/08
Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or
Official title: by clamping
A46B3/08 (Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or) appears on 200 US grants and 200 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 200
- Published applications
- 200
- Assignees
- 135
- Inventors
- 343
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 13 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cosmetic brush16 Jun 2026US 12,653,299 B2F. S. Korea Industries Inc.
- Brush handle assembly and method for making14 Apr 2026US 12,599,224 B2The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Vehicle washing system and method31 Mar 2026US 12,588,751 B2Smith Intellectual Property, LLC
- Electric cleaning brush using bristle brush for cleaning10 Mar 2026US 12,569,054 B2Shenzhen Wanxiang Lianchen Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Wand applicator with releasable swab head30 Sep 2025US 12,426,701 B1
- Watercolour brush20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240310 A1Escoda SabatéS, S.L.
- Makeup brush13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232103 A1F. S. Korea Industries Inc.
- Cleaning brush25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174219 A1Anhui Haosimai Technology Co., Ltd
- PVA cleaning brush28 May 2026US 2026/0144358 A1
- Roller brush mounting structure for pavement sweepers14 May 2026US 2026/0130495 A1Necematt, S.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush head with anchor-free bristle tufting108US 6,957,468 B2Braun GmbH · 2005
- Brush head and method of manufacturing such a brush head75US 6,665,901 B2Braun GmbH · 2003
- Hairbrush55US 4,114,222 A1978
- Cosmetic brush for applying eyeliner to the lashline50US 6,779,532 B2Paula Dorf Cosmetics · 2004
- Cleaning brush with replaceable/disposable brush head37US 7,059,008 B2S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. · 2006