A46B 7/023
Where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage
Official title: {where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage}
A46B7/023 (Where the bristle carrier retracts or collapses, i.e. for storage) appears on 230 US grants and 199 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 230
- Published applications
- 199
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 355
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 22 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-head artist and make-up brush4 Aug 2026US 12,696,971 B2
- Vehicle washing system and method31 Mar 2026US 12,588,751 B2Smith Intellectual Property, LLC
- Combing device18 Mar 2025US 12,251,012 B2Ningbo Clipper Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Brush for pets4 Mar 2025US 12,239,100 B2BMSMILE Co., Ltd.
- Retractable built-in interdental brush25 Feb 2025US 12,232,606 B2
- Cleaning Device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191382 A1Uproot Lint LLC
- Adjustable Hairbrush Assembly29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026607 A1
- Cosmetic Tool8 May 2025US 2025/0143444 A1
- Air Bag Comb20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089883 A1Ningbo Biofriendly International Trading Co., Ltd.
- Heated hair brush12 Sep 2024US 2024/0298774 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Applicator brush for liquid or pasty means, especially for decorative cosmetics such as mascara and method for producing same79US 6,616,366 B1Coronet-Werke GmbH · 2003
- Toothbrush and head thereof73US 7,055,205 B22006
- Multi-purpose tool with brush72US 6,009,584 A2000
- Two-in-one toothbrush66US 6,345,405 B12002
- Disposable toothbrush63US 5,144,712 A1992