A46B 5/002
Brush bodies: having articulations, joints or flexible portions
Official title: {having articulations, joints or flexible portions}
A46B5/002 (Brush bodies: having articulations, joints or flexible portions) appears on 951 US grants and 1,028 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 951
- Published applications
- 1,028
- Assignees
- 337
- Inventors
- 1,622
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 8 | 26 |
| 2005 | 9 | 43 |
| 2006 | 15 | 39 |
| 2007 | 14 | 47 |
| 2008 | 18 | 35 |
| 2009 | 16 | 32 |
| 2010 | 23 | 41 |
| 2011 | 22 | 49 |
| 2012 | 30 | 41 |
| 2013 | 39 | 49 |
| 2014 | 48 | 45 |
| 2015 | 44 | 43 |
| 2016 | 33 | 39 |
| 2017 | 31 | 50 |
| 2018 | 20 | 54 |
| 2019 | 33 | 49 |
| 2020 | 49 | 55 |
| 2021 | 49 | 70 |
| 2022 | 46 | 43 |
| 2023 | 37 | 49 |
| 2024 | 37 | 48 |
| 2025 | 35 | 33 |
| 2026 | 16 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Flexible handle for makeup applicator8 Sep 2026US 12,727,659 B2L'oreal
- Toothbrush25 Aug 2026US 12,714,220 B2Shanghai Shift Electrics Co., Ltd.
- Drinking straw cleaning device28 Jul 2026US 12,690,663 B2
- Electric dusters21 Jul 2026US 12,685,426 B2
- Cleaning unit and cleaning arrangement for vehicle tires7 Jul 2026US 12,673,640 B2Tyre Wash Tws Oy
- Cleaning tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294083 A1Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Toothbrush with novel bristle configuration1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294087 A1Haleon UK IP Limited
- 360-degree rotary adjustable u-shaped toothbrush17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272153 A1Shenzhen Youmi Maternal and Child Products Co., Ltd.
- Oral care apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240311 A1
- Soap dispensing scrubbing device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232146 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic irrigated bur426US 6,132,448 AStryker Corporation · 2000
- Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles247US 5,802,656 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1998
- Toothbrush with flexible head190US 5,054,154 AM+C Schiffer GmbH · 1991
- Brush having an elastomeric bridge184US 5,970,564 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1999
- Toothbrush with displaceable head135US 5,052,071 ALingner & Fischer GmbH · 1991