B26B 19/388
Sensors
Official title: {Sensors; Control}
B26B19/388 (Sensors) appears on 233 US grants and 325 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B26B- Granted patents
- 233
- Published applications
- 325
- Assignees
- 68
- Inventors
- 486
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
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| 2017 | 8 | 16 |
| 2018 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 21 | 30 |
| 2020 | 21 | 36 |
| 2021 | 28 | 21 |
| 2022 | 25 | 32 |
| 2023 | 19 | 33 |
| 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| 2025 | 23 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electronic razor with suction11 Aug 2026US 12,703,118 B2Bobsweep USA
- Hair removal apparatus30 Jun 2026US 12,667,988 B2Braun GmbH
- Surgical hair clippers and vacuum apparatuses including sensing and feedback devices30 Jun 2026US 12,667,989 B2CareFusion 2200, Inc.
- Electric shaver with imaging capability23 Jun 2026US 12,666,123 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Personal care device16 Jun 2026US 12,654,345 B2Braun GmbH
- Devices and methods for smart personal grooming8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307281 A1The Procter & Gamble Company
- Devices and methods for smart personal grooming8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307282 A1The Gillette Company
- Electric shaver with imaging capability24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292317 A1May Patents Ltd.
- Personal care apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257385 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Hair clipper system with distance-based automated blade adjustment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233421 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus comprising a rechargeable battery and a display on which the display symbols appearing during a cycle of use of the battery are displayed in an accelerated manner in a demonstration mode108US 5,801,637 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1998
- Electric shaver70US 5,274,735 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Electric shaver70US 5,920,988 AIzumi Products Company · 1999
- Electric shaving system69US 5,894,670 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1999
- Hair clipper with motorised cutting guide66US 7,992,307 B2Babyliss Faco Srl · 2011