A46B 7/02
In an expanding or articulating manner
Official title: in an expanding or articulating manner
A46B7/02 (In an expanding or articulating manner) appears on 374 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 374
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 150
- Inventors
- 554
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 24 |
| 2011 | 11 | 12 |
| 2012 | 14 | 6 |
| 2013 | 13 | 14 |
| 2014 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 10 | 18 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 14 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Attachment for a handheld appliance13 May 2025US 12,295,472 B2Dyson Technology Limited
- Apparatus and method for egg washing brush8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305584 A1
- Cleaning Device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191382 A1Uproot Lint LLC
- Adjustable Hairbrush Assembly29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026607 A1
- Oral health care1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000190 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Pool Cleaning Tool27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359651 A1Shenzhen Jiechuang Technology Co., Ltd
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