A46D 1/0238
Bristles with non-round cross-section
Official title: {Bristles with non-round cross-section}
A46D1/0238 (Bristles with non-round cross-section) appears on 187 US grants and 206 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A46D- Granted patents
- 187
- Published applications
- 206
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 290
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 15 |
| 2018 | 4 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 28 |
| 2020 | 16 | 15 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle washing system and method31 Mar 2026US 12,588,751 B2Smith Intellectual Property, LLC
- Applicator for cosmetic product comprising a movable part having at least one chain of open loops17 Mar 2026US 12,575,663 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- Head for a personal care device17 Feb 2026US 12,551,003 B2Braun GmbH
- Cleaning brush and kit thereof27 Jan 2026US 12,532,994 B2Ningbo Shijia Cleaning Tools Co., Ltd
- Applicator for a cosmetic product including a movable portion comprising a longitudinal axis6 Jan 2026US 12,514,355 B2Chanel Parfums Beaute
- 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
- Applicator system for applying a cosmetic product2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182731 A1ELC Management LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bristle arrangement for a toothbrush199US 5,896,614 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1999
- Toothbrush with rectangular bristles122US 5,396,678 AThe Gillette Company · 1995
- Toothbrush and process for producing such a toothbrush101US 7,174,596 B2Trisa Holding AG · 2007
- Unitarily molded toothbrush99US 5,908,038 AChesebrough-Pond's USA Co. · 1999
- Brush for applying mascara and container97US 4,927,281 AL'oreal · 1990