A46B 9/06
Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles
Official title: Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber
A46B9/06 (Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles) appears on 473 US grants and 561 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46B- Granted patents
- 473
- Published applications
- 561
- Assignees
- 216
- Inventors
- 808
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 20 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 9 | 23 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 19 |
| 2013 | 16 | 21 |
| 2014 | 19 | 28 |
| 2015 | 20 | 22 |
| 2016 | 13 | 20 |
| 2017 | 22 | 36 |
| 2018 | 12 | 26 |
| 2019 | 24 | 37 |
| 2020 | 34 | 55 |
| 2021 | 39 | 42 |
| 2022 | 34 | 26 |
| 2023 | 30 | 23 |
| 2024 | 22 | 33 |
| 2025 | 13 | 19 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Toothbrush head and part thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,745,835 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement8 Sep 2026US 12,727,662 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Floor brush assembly for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner11 Aug 2026US 12,702,258 B2Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd.
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement14 Jul 2026US 12,677,936 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Cleaner head for a cleaning appliance30 Jun 2026US 12,667,235 B2Techtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232417 A1Braun GmbH
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232418 A1Braun GmbH
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232419 A1Braun GmbH
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232420 A1Braun GmbH
- Cleaning brush25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174219 A1Anhui Haosimai Technology Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with improved efficacy332US 5,628,082 AColgate-Palmolive Company · 1997
- Bristle arrangement for a toothbrush199US 5,896,614 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1999
- Oral care implement183US 7,143,462 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2006
- Prophy toothbrush175US 5,604,951 A1997
- Toothbrush168US 6,886,207 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2005