A46B 5/0041
Mechanical joint or hinge, made up of several components
Official title: {Mechanical joint or hinge, made up of several components}
A46B5/0041 (Mechanical joint or hinge, made up of several components) appears on 77 US grants and 100 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 100
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 155
- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Travel massage brush72US 6,283,930 B1Headwaters Research & Development, Inc. · 2001
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- Lotion applicator apparatus and method38US 5,842,488 A1998
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- Foldable toothbrush33US 5,382,107 A1995