A46B 5/00
Brush bodies
Official title: Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
A46B5/00 (Brush bodies) appears on 2,748 US grants and 3,236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 2,748
- Published applications
- 3,236
- Assignees
- 960
- Inventors
- 4,852
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 52 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 57 | 0 |
| 2001 | 56 | 16 |
| 2002 | 52 | 37 |
| 2003 | 39 | 63 |
| 2004 | 38 | 68 |
| 2005 | 25 | 101 |
| 2006 | 32 | 96 |
| 2007 | 48 | 103 |
| 2008 | 33 | 101 |
| 2009 | 35 | 95 |
| 2010 | 55 | 91 |
| 2011 | 54 | 108 |
| 2012 | 57 | 105 |
| 2013 | 94 | 103 |
| 2014 | 98 | 123 |
| 2015 | 105 | 116 |
| 2016 | 103 | 139 |
| 2017 | 92 | 195 |
| 2018 | 88 | 172 |
| 2019 | 131 | 172 |
| 2020 | 149 | 199 |
| 2021 | 133 | 217 |
| 2022 | 143 | 200 |
| 2023 | 119 | 179 |
| 2024 | 133 | 161 |
| 2025 | 119 | 143 |
| 2026 | 88 | 133 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A46B 5/002Brush bodies: having articulations, joints or flexible portions951
- A46B 5/0095Removable or interchangeable brush heads804
- A46B 5/02Brush bodies: specially shaped for holding by the hand705
- A46B 5/0004Additional brush head341
- A46B 5/04Shaped as gloves or finger-stalls or other special holding ways199
- A46B 5/06In the form of tapes, chains, flexible shafts, springs, mats or the100
Recent patents
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- Ergonomic handle scraper15 Sep 2026US 12,734,556 B2
- Flexible handle for makeup applicator8 Sep 2026US 12,727,659 B2L'oreal
- Shaving brush8 Sep 2026US 12,727,660 B2Triaxis Machine & Tool, LLC
- Tooth Surface Cleaning Tool, and Powered Tooth Surface Cleaning Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306230 A1Nishio Co., Ltd.
- Cleaning tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294083 A1Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Electric toothbrush1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294084 A1Cixi Seago Electronics Co., Ltd
- Cleaning assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294085 A1The Clorox Company
- Toothbrush with novel bristle configuration1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294087 A1Haleon UK IP Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic irrigated bur426US 6,132,448 AStryker Corporation · 2000
- Toothbrush with improved efficacy332US 5,628,082 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1997
- Light emitting electric toothbrush268US 6,202,242 B1Zephyr Design, Inc. · 2001
- Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles247US 5,802,656 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1998
- Toothbrush having non-slip surface201US 5,339,482 AJohnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc. · 1994