A47K 5/18
Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste or the like: for both soap
Official title: for both soap and toothpaste or the like; in combination with holders for drinking glasses, toothbrushes, or the like {; Toothpaste dispensers; Dental care centers}
A47K5/18 (Holders or dispensers for soap, toothpaste or the like: for both soap) appears on 98 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 101
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 196
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
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| 2025 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Technology configured to monitor correct utilization of a dispensed substance, including dispensing units having environmental sensors9 Jun 2026US 12,648,675 B2Hygiene Habits Pty Ltd
- Intelligent toothpaste dispensing system24 Mar 2026US 12,582,269 B2Shenzhen Besman Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Controlled dentifrice dispensing device10 Mar 2026US 12,569,093 B2
- Dispensers for pasty products with delivery valve24 Jun 2025US 12,337,338 B2Guala Dispensing S.P.A.
- Personal care guidance system and magnetic personal guide10 Jun 2025US 12,324,507 B2The Gillette Company
- Automatic toothpaste dispensing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305882 A1
- Self-complementary set of ferruled package and dispenser24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283411 A1
- Toothpaste Storage and Dispensing Apparatus16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198733 A1
- Solid object processing with advanced crack modeling16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203463 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Consumable consumption control method, device and system20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352006 A1Dimi Life Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dental storage apparatus142US 5,215,193 A1993
- Paste tube dispenser and method for making same33US 5,105,984 A1992
- Children's combination toothbrush and toothpaste dispenser, and method33US 7,527,446 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2009
- Combination toothpaste dispenser, toothbrush holder, drinking cup and floss dispenser, forming a unitary structure simulative of a cat29US 5,638,840 A1997
- Bottle holder28US 10,342,391 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2019