A47L 23/04
Hand implements for shoe-cleaning, with or without applicators for shoe polish
Official title: Hand implements for shoe-cleaning, with or without applicators for shoe polish (ordinary brushes, with or without containers, A46B11/00)
A47L23/04 (Hand implements for shoe-cleaning, with or without applicators for shoe polish) appears on 152 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47L- Granted patents
- 152
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 256
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47L 23/05With applicators for shoe polish65
- A47L 23/10Cloth or collapsible cleaning pads35
- A47L 23/06With electric drive19
- A47L 23/08Special hand implements for cleaning and recolouring footwear3
- A47L 23/14Implements for use during shoe-cleaning, to guard against spoiling2
- A47L 23/12Cleaning devices for suede1
Recent patents
- Cleaning device for contacting surfaces of sports equipment25 Aug 2026US 12,714,931 B2
- Shoe sole cleaning apparatus7 Oct 2025US 12,433,455 B2
- Cleaning device for athletic shoe cleats and spikes13 May 2025US 12,295,536 B2
- Shoe cleaning tool1 Apr 2025US 12,262,861 B2
- Automatic shoe-shining device14 May 2024US 11,980,333 B1
- A device for cleaning footwear12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070209 A1
- Multi-layer melamine sponge31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241503 A1
- Boot scraper apparatus and system for use in conjunction with trekking poles3 Apr 2025US 2025/0108285 A1Hoodco, Inc.
- Device for wiping surfaces of footwear6 Mar 2025US 2025/0072714 A1
- Shoe disinfecting device16 Jan 2025US 2025/0017444 A1
Most cited
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