A46B 3/12
Specially adapted for paint-brushes
Official title: specially adapted for paint-brushes
A46B3/12 (Specially adapted for paint-brushes) appears on 41 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 87
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Brush handle assembly and method for making14 Apr 2026US 12,599,224 B2The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Mold insert and method of making a mold insert18 Jun 2024US 12,011,082 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Method of making a unitary brush head and unitary toothbrush head21 Nov 2023US 11,819,118 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Dispensing paintbrush5 Sep 2023US 11,745,214 B2
- Method of bundling bristles to be used in paint brushes, a paint brush head comprising a plurality of bristles and a paint brush comprising a plurality of bristles and/or a paint brush head13 Jun 2023US 11,672,331 B2Orkla House Care AB
- Watercolour brush20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240310 A1Escoda SabatéS, S.L.
- Paint brush13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344839 A1
- Paintbrush with adjustable ferrule24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127291 A1Coral Tools Limited
- Paintbrush with removably connected brush-head3 Oct 2024US 2024/0324760 A1
- Paint brush20 Jun 2024US 2024/0197066 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Paint brush with disposable applicator element27US 4,155,139 A1979
- Paint brush with two component brush handle and method of making same26US 6,408,474 B1The Wooster Brush Company · 2002
- Multi-property applicator assembly and methods of use24US 9,642,441 B1JKA, Inc. · 2017
- Paint brush with hinged inverted bristle clamping panel, removable bristle pack and panel hinge yield member19US 6,035,481 AKwick Clean and Green Ltd. · 2000
- Paintbrush embedment compound and paintbrush construction and method embodying same15US 4,525,890 AHenkel Corporation · 1985