A61C 17/3409
Characterized by the movement of the brush body
Official title: {characterized by the movement of the brush body}
A61C17/3409 (Characterized by the movement of the brush body) appears on 913 US grants and 1,164 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 913
- Published applications
- 1,164
- Assignees
- 272
- Inventors
- 1,425
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 20 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 17/3481Vibrating brush body369
- A61C 17/3436Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle282
- A61C 17/3418Rotation around the axis of the toothbrush handle194
- A61C 17/3445Translation along the axis of the toothbrush handle140
- A61C 17/3472With combined movements of the brush body137
- A61C 17/3463Translation along the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle68
- A61C 17/3454Translation along the axis perpendicular of the axis of toothbrush handle and64
- A61C 17/3427Rotation around the axis perpendicular to the axis of toothbrush handle and54
Recent patents
- Massage attachment for use with an electric toothbrush6 Oct 2026US 12,751,893 B2Joyfilly Limited
- Oral care mouthpiece connected to larger mass for increased vibration15 Sep 2026US 12,734,024 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Pressure sensing system and method for an electric toothbrush8 Sep 2026US 12,727,663 B2Ranir, LLC
- Toothbrush hose connector assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,727,983 B2Water Pik, Inc.
- Toothbrush head1 Sep 2026US 12,721,710 B2
- Electric toothbrush1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294084 A1Cixi Seago Electronics Co., Ltd
- Control method of electric toothbrush, and electric toothbrush1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294605 A1Cixi Seago Electronics Co., Ltd
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic toothbrushes employing an acoustic waveguide362US 7,269,873 B2Ultreo, Inc. · 2007
- Light emitting electric toothbrush268US 6,202,242 B1Zephyr Design, Inc. · 2001
- Saliva-monitoring biosensor electrical toothbrush240US 6,623,698 B22003
- Dental cleaning device and attachment for such a device229US 5,836,030 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1998
- Toothbrush194US 5,625,916 A1997