A47K 7/02
Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements
A47K7/02 (Bathing sponges, brushes, gloves or similar cleaning or rubbing implements) appears on 835 US grants and 865 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 835
- Published applications
- 865
- Assignees
- 215
- Inventors
- 1,560
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | 30 |
| 2003 | 24 | 41 |
| 2004 | 19 | 25 |
| 2005 | 19 | 44 |
| 2006 | 12 | 32 |
| 2007 | 14 | 27 |
| 2008 | 17 | 25 |
| 2009 | 14 | 33 |
| 2010 | 9 | 23 |
| 2011 | 14 | 31 |
| 2012 | 14 | 19 |
| 2013 | 10 | 27 |
| 2014 | 20 | 25 |
| 2015 | 23 | 50 |
| 2016 | 41 | 43 |
| 2017 | 28 | 74 |
| 2018 | 32 | 37 |
| 2019 | 42 | 46 |
| 2020 | 32 | 41 |
| 2021 | 26 | 29 |
| 2022 | 23 | 45 |
| 2023 | 15 | 31 |
| 2024 | 29 | 31 |
| 2025 | 19 | 31 |
| 2026 | 15 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Compositions, methods and kits for treating complement related disorders6 Oct 2026US 12,751,993 B2Trustees of Tufts College
- Bio-based products and methods for manufacturing the same22 Sep 2026US 12,740,672 B2
- Systems and methods for dispensing solid and liquid materials25 Aug 2026US 12,715,083 B2
- Wearable cleaning exfoliator4 Aug 2026US 12,697,001 B2Moxxy Products, LLC
- Soap-holding apparatus with dual pockets28 Jul 2026US 12,690,725 B1
- Back washing aid8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305883 A1
- Wearable cleaning exfoliator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283412 A1Moxxy Products, LLC
- Handheld body cleaning device and method of use3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256325 A1
- Hand Cleaning Device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256326 A1
- Soap dispensing scrubbing device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232146 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Personalized hand held shower head121US 5,070,552 AAssociated Mills, Inc. · 1991
- Liquid dispensing device with cartridge-rupturing member117US 4,415,288 AWhitman Medical Corporation · 1983
- Multilayer laminated pad116US 5,230,119 AM. J. Woods, Inc. · 1993
- Surgical scrub105US 4,507,111 AWhitman Medical Corporation · 1985
- Gel-impregnated sponge102US 3,949,137 A1976