A46B 7/06
Movably during use , i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement
Official title: movably during use {, i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement (driven brush bodies A46B13/00)}
A46B7/06 (Movably during use , i.e. the normal brushing action causing movement) appears on 412 US grants and 342 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Livestock brush19 May 2026US 12,628,796 B2
- Brushing guide elastic toothbrush and elastic restoration mechanism14 Apr 2026US 12,599,223 B2Bridge Co., Ltd.
- Pool cleaning device31 Mar 2026US 12,588,749 B2
- Applicator for cosmetic product comprising a movable part having at least one chain of open loops17 Mar 2026US 12,575,663 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- Toothbrush and toothbrush head17 Feb 2026US 12,551,005 B1Guangdong Yingxin Technology Co., Ltd.
- Hairbrush with rotatable brush head2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090630 A1
- Powered dental cleaning device5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033622 A1Ryca International, Inc.
- Livestock brush22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020542 A1
- Oral health care1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000190 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Apparatus for regulating flow rate of a liquid and a cleaning device13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344836 A1Shenzhen Nuon Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with flexibly mounted bristles247US 5,802,656 AChesebrough-Pond' s USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc. · 1998
- 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
- Method and apparatus for brushing teeth with cyclically rotating brush strokes149US 5,120,225 A1992
- Toothbrush with resiliently flexible head131US 5,651,158 ALingner & Fischer GmbH · 1997