A46B 7/04
Interchangeably removable bristle carriers
Official title: interchangeably {removable bristle carriers}
A46B7/04 (Interchangeably removable bristle carriers) appears on 800 US grants and 825 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 800
- Published applications
- 825
- Assignees
- 343
- Inventors
- 1,489
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 19 | 27 |
| 2005 | 7 | 26 |
| 2006 | 15 | 39 |
| 2007 | 16 | 35 |
| 2008 | 14 | 41 |
| 2009 | 10 | 29 |
| 2010 | 22 | 27 |
| 2011 | 17 | 40 |
| 2012 | 24 | 28 |
| 2013 | 22 | 32 |
| 2014 | 26 | 31 |
| 2015 | 20 | 25 |
| 2016 | 34 | 33 |
| 2017 | 20 | 35 |
| 2018 | 25 | 44 |
| 2019 | 22 | 32 |
| 2020 | 41 | 53 |
| 2021 | 24 | 50 |
| 2022 | 33 | 44 |
| 2023 | 24 | 36 |
| 2024 | 29 | 38 |
| 2025 | 31 | 32 |
| 2026 | 15 | 17 |
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.
- 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
- Multi-head artist and make-up brush4 Aug 2026US 12,696,971 B2
- 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.
- A personal care apparatus, an attachment, and a removable toothbrush head23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206954 A1Orka Online Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tooth cleaning system with timer and signaling means208US 5,438,726 A1995
- Removable head mechanism for automatic cleaning device142US 4,827,550 ADental Research Corporation · 1989
- Dental hygiene system handle128US 6,601,272 B2John O. Butler Company · 2003
- Molded abrasive brush124US 5,679,067 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Grill cleaning brush and scraper124US 6,216,306 B1The Coleman Company, Inc. · 2001