A61C 17/3463
Translation along the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle
Official title: {Translation along the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle holder}
A61C17/3463 (Translation along the axis perpendicular to the plane defined by the bristle) appears on 68 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 68
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 135
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Toothbrush with movable head sections for enhanced oral care132US 7,117,555 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2006
- Vibrating toothbrush using a magnetic driver120US 5,263,218 AGemtech · 1993
- Toothbrush113US 7,168,125 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company · 2007
- Mechanical toothbrush101US 5,259,083 A1008335 Ontario Inc. · 1993
- Electrically powered toothbrush96US 5,088,145 A1992