A46D 1/0207
Bristles characterised by the choice of material
Official title: {Bristles characterised by the choice of material, e.g. metal}
A46D1/0207 (Bristles characterised by the choice of material) appears on 247 US grants and 451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46D- Granted patents
- 247
- Published applications
- 451
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 736
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 16 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 29 |
| 2013 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 13 | 21 |
| 2015 | 11 | 23 |
| 2016 | 14 | 17 |
| 2017 | 17 | 34 |
| 2018 | 9 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 29 |
| 2021 | 13 | 27 |
| 2022 | 20 | 44 |
| 2023 | 15 | 44 |
| 2024 | 24 | 33 |
| 2025 | 25 | 20 |
| 2026 | 13 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Head for an oral care implement and oral care implement8 Sep 2026US 12,727,662 B2The Procter & Gamble Company
- Glue bottle18 Aug 2026US 12,708,926 B1
- Self-actuated cleaning head for an autonomous vacuum21 Jul 2026US 12,685,418 B2Matic Robots, Inc.
- 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
- User-prompted cleaning by autonomous vacuum8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305895 A1Matic Robots, Inc. (fka Matician, Inc.)
- Cosmetic implement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294076 A1Mitsubishi Pencil Company, Limited
- Toothbrush with novel bristle configuration1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294087 A1Haleon UK IP Limited
- Brush assembly for rotary brush tool and method of using same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294089 A1
- Brush, method for manufacturing brushes and brush-manufacturing device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256274 A1Zahoransky AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gum-massaging oral brush115US 6,151,745 AGillette Canada Inc. · 2000
- Toothbrush and process for producing such a toothbrush101US 7,174,596 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2007
- Gum-massaging oral brush96US 5,987,688 AGillette Canada Inc. · 1999
- Toothbrush and process for producing such a toothbrush58US 7,354,112 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2008
- Toothbrush comprising elastomeric cleaning elements over-molded with a harder plastic and method for producing the same43US 9,635,928 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2017