A46B 5/0058
Mechanical joint or hinge made up of several components
Official title: {Mechanical joint or hinge made up of several components}
A46B5/0058 (Mechanical joint or hinge made up of several components) appears on 64 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 139
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Applicator for makeup or beauty care products44US 7,429,141 B2L'oreal · 2008
- Mop handle grip and thumb trigger mechanism37US 8,834,053 B2Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC · 2014
- Portable scrubbing tool32US 4,204,292 ANuvite Chemical Compounds Corporation · 1980
- Oral care implement having flexible handle32US 9,737,134 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2017
- Portable scrubbing tool30US 4,202,068 ANuvite Chemical Compounds Corporation · 1980