A46B 9/005
Where the brushing material is not made of bristles
Official title: {where the brushing material is not made of bristles, e.g. sponge, rubber or paper}
A46B9/005 (Where the brushing material is not made of bristles) appears on 389 US grants and 573 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 389
- Published applications
- 573
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 918
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 26 | 42 |
| 2025 | 21 | 30 |
| 2026 | 18 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Bristle arrangement for a toothbrush199US 5,896,614 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1999
- Oral care implement183US 7,143,462 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2006
- Plaque removing toothbrush171US 5,735,011 A1998
- Prophy bristle toothbrush167US 5,930,860 A1999
- Tooth cleaning and polishing device149US 5,040,260 A1991