A61C 17/22
With brushes, cushions, cups, or the like
Official title: with brushes, cushions, cups, or the like (brush bodies, e.g. arrangements of the bristles A46B)
A61C17/22 (With brushes, cushions, cups, or the like) appears on 1,987 US grants and 2,598 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 1,987
- Published applications
- 2,598
- Assignees
- 509
- Inventors
- 3,004
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 9 |
| 2002 | 23 | 44 |
| 2003 | 24 | 78 |
| 2004 | 37 | 82 |
| 2005 | 43 | 104 |
| 2006 | 33 | 97 |
| 2007 | 41 | 66 |
| 2008 | 49 | 88 |
| 2009 | 25 | 73 |
| 2010 | 71 | 87 |
| 2011 | 54 | 114 |
| 2012 | 65 | 89 |
| 2013 | 89 | 98 |
| 2014 | 81 | 93 |
| 2015 | 77 | 94 |
| 2016 | 69 | 113 |
| 2017 | 70 | 102 |
| 2018 | 68 | 135 |
| 2019 | 97 | 131 |
| 2020 | 128 | 132 |
| 2021 | 108 | 142 |
| 2022 | 94 | 119 |
| 2023 | 81 | 118 |
| 2024 | 104 | 134 |
| 2025 | 96 | 141 |
| 2026 | 70 | 115 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 17/32Reciprocating or oscillating1,175
- A61C 17/222Brush body details599
- A61C 17/221Control arrangements therefor468
- A61C 17/225Handles or details thereof416
- A61C 17/24Rotating continuously301
- A61C 17/228Self-contained intraoral toothbrush123
- A61C 17/224Electrical recharging arrangements121
- A61C 17/40Orbiting58
Recent patents
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- Methods and systems for controlling an electrical toothbrush22 Sep 2026US 12,740,639 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral health device for simultaneously brushing the surfaces of and cleaning the interproximal spaces between a user's teeth22 Sep 2026US 12,740,851 B2Fresh Health Inc.
- Method for controlling overpressure in oral-care implement22 Sep 2026US 12,743,113 B2Braun GmbH
- Oral health care8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305807 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral care mode determination device, oral care mode determination method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305810 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Brush head assembly, transmission structure, and oral cleaning device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306229 A1
- Tooth Surface Cleaning Tool, and Powered Tooth Surface Cleaning Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306230 A1Nishio Co., Ltd.
- Electric toothbrush1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294084 A1Cixi Seago Electronics Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric toothbrush1,257US 5,561,881 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1996
- Short-life power toothbrush for trial use736US 6,883,199 B1Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2005
- Rotary electric toothbrush688US 4,827,552 ABetter Health Concepts, Inc. · 1989
- System and method for maintaining performance of battery-operated toothbrushes685US 8,368,327 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2013
- Automatic power adjustment system for introductory use of a vibrating device on a human body452US 5,994,855 AOptiva, Inc. · 1999