A46B 5/0062
Being flexible or resilient during use
Official title: {being flexible or resilient during use}
A46B5/0062 (Being flexible or resilient during use) appears on 180 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 322
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
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| 2015 | 9 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14 |
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| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
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
- Drinking straw cleaning device28 Jul 2026US 12,690,663 B2
- Cleaning unit and cleaning arrangement for vehicle tires7 Jul 2026US 12,673,640 B2Tyre Wash Tws Oy
- Toothbrush2 Jun 2026US 12,642,348 B2Shanghai Shift Electrics Co., Ltd.
- Livestock brush19 May 2026US 12,628,796 B2
- Slim toothbrush19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047669 A1
- Livestock brush22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020542 A1
- Oral care device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013625 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Side brush and intelligent cleaning device6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339010 A1Beijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
- Bendable toothbrush18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288086 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with flexible head190US 5,054,154 AM+C Schiffer GmbH · 1991
- Toothbrush with displaceable head135US 5,052,071 ALingner & Fischer GmbH · 1991
- Elastic toothbrush117US 5,630,244 A1997
- Resiliently flexible toothbrush96US 4,520,526 A1985
- Personal hygiene device96US 7,240,390 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2007