A46B 3/22
Rubber bristles being fixed in or on brush bodies
Official title: rubber bristles being fixed in or on brush bodies
A46B3/22 (Rubber bristles being fixed in or on brush bodies) appears on 50 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 50
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 112
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Interdental cleaning tool23 Dec 2025US 12,502,261 B2Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Method for producing a toothbrush head7 Oct 2025US 12,433,396 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Dental care systems and methods30 Sep 2025US 12,427,076 B2Brushtime Enterprises, LLC
- Removable toothbrush head and toothbrush comprising such a head11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157510 A1
- Hair care device26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053260 A1Tangle Teezer Limited
- Flexible mucosa brush22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020662 A1Hangzhou Jade Clove Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
- A Lubricating Shuttle30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035261 A1
- A Lubricating Shuttle23 Jan 2025US 2025/0027606 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for producing bristle products and bristle products44US 7,503,093 B2Geka Brush GmbH · 2009
- Toothbrush comprising elastomeric cleaning elements over-molded with a harder plastic and method for producing the same43US 9,635,928 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2017
- Oral care implement and handle and refill head thereof40US 10,639,133 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2020
- Toothbrush with injection-moulded bristles and method and apparatus for producing the same33US 9,750,334 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2017
- Toothbrush with enhanced cleaning effects32US 7,703,163 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2010