A46B 5/0091
Promoting relative motion during use
Official title: {promoting relative motion during use (bristle carriers moving during use A46B7/06; driven brush bodies A46B13/00)}
A46B5/0091 (Promoting relative motion during use) appears on 35 US grants and 27 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 35
- Published applications
- 27
- Assignees
- 11
- Inventors
- 57
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Handle and fitment assembly10 Feb 2026US 12,543,844 B2The Clorox Company
- Cleaning tool for heating element with rotation prevention19 Mar 2024US 11,930,860 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Cleaning device for nozzle assemblies of beverage dispensers27 Feb 2024US 11,912,559 B2The Coca-Cola Company
- Brush head for a body care device and body care device comprising the brush head26 Dec 2023US 11,849,836 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Controllable brush19 Dec 2023US 11,844,422 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Handle And Fitment Assembly4 Jun 2026US 2026/0150955 A1The Clorox Company
- Oral health care1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000190 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Devices for cleaning a grill grate30 Nov 2023US 2023/0380628 A1
- Handle and fitment assembly28 Jul 2022US 2022/0232960 A1The Clorox Company
- Cleaning tool for heating element with rotation prevention12 Aug 2021US 2021/0244105 A1Philip Morris Products S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tooth cleaning device82US 5,137,039 AFocus Development Corporation, Inc. · 1992
- Tooth brushing device81US 5,497,526 AOral Logic, Inc. · 1996
- Handle for a brush, in particular a toothbrush63US 8,382,208 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2013
- Straddle-type tooth brushing device56US 5,669,097 AOral Logic, Inc. · 1997
- Toothbrush56US 7,386,909 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2008