A46B 9/026
Where the surface of the brush body or carrier is not in
Official title: {where the surface of the brush body or carrier is not in one plane, e.g. not flat (A46B9/005 takes precedence)}
A46B9/026 (Where the surface of the brush body or carrier is not in) appears on 369 US grants and 570 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 369
- Published applications
- 570
- Assignees
- 200
- Inventors
- 833
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 19 | 44 |
| 2024 | 27 | 65 |
| 2025 | 31 | 42 |
| 2026 | 28 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for egg washing brush8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305584 A1
- Fluid delivery brush tip system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305808 A1
- Feminine care device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295146 A1
- 360-degree rotary adjustable u-shaped toothbrush17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272153 A1Shenzhen Youmi Maternal and Child Products Co., Ltd.
- Pan cleaner machine, controller, cleaning modules, and method of operation and use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240401 A1Food Machinery Engineering, LMTD
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with improved efficacy332US 5,628,082 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1997
- Toothbrush comprising a brush member having bristles of different lengths, and brush member having bristles of different lengths for a tooth brush277US 6,237,178 B1U. S. Philips Corporation · 2001
- Oral care implement183US 7,143,462 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2006
- Plaque removing toothbrush171US 5,341,537 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1994
- Oral cleaning apparatus134US 6,015,293 AAMTEC Products, Inc. · 2000