A46B 7/00
Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body
A46B7/00 (Bristle carriers arranged in the brush body) appears on 1,520 US grants and 1,376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 1,520
- Published applications
- 1,376
- Assignees
- 578
- Inventors
- 2,436
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 42 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 8 |
| 2002 | 33 | 18 |
| 2003 | 21 | 32 |
| 2004 | 30 | 45 |
| 2005 | 17 | 47 |
| 2006 | 20 | 56 |
| 2007 | 26 | 57 |
| 2008 | 28 | 63 |
| 2009 | 21 | 46 |
| 2010 | 37 | 59 |
| 2011 | 36 | 66 |
| 2012 | 49 | 43 |
| 2013 | 48 | 63 |
| 2014 | 45 | 55 |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 |
| 2016 | 54 | 65 |
| 2017 | 44 | 65 |
| 2018 | 42 | 71 |
| 2019 | 48 | 62 |
| 2020 | 71 | 80 |
| 2021 | 51 | 73 |
| 2022 | 50 | 66 |
| 2023 | 34 | 54 |
| 2024 | 48 | 57 |
| 2025 | 41 | 44 |
| 2026 | 25 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Makeup brush29 Sep 2026US 12,745,834 B2Lumetique, Inc.
- Toothbrush head and part thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,745,835 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Shaving brush8 Sep 2026US 12,727,660 B2Triaxis Machine & Tool, LLC
- Makeup brush1 Sep 2026US 12,721,423 B2F. S. Korea Industries Inc.
- Systems and methods for dispensing solid and liquid materials25 Aug 2026US 12,715,083 B2
- Apparatus and method for egg washing brush8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305584 A1
- Tooth Surface Cleaning Tool, and Powered Tooth Surface Cleaning Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306230 A1Nishio Co., Ltd.
- Dish brush with mountable segmental flat-plated ring-shaped elements with brush plugs24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286630 A1
- Removable and Replaceable Sub-Bristle Carrier Architecture for Oral Care Devices27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248269 A1DentaTech Innovations LLC
- Makeup brush13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232103 A1F. S. Korea Industries Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with improved efficacy332US 5,628,082 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1997
- Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles247US 5,802,656 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1998
- Tooth cleaning system with timer and signaling means208US 5,438,726 A1995
- Electrically-driven brush197US 5,070,567 A1991
- Brush having an elastomeric bridge184US 5,970,564 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1999