E01H 1/12
Hand implements
Official title: Hand implements, e.g. litter pickers ({blowing or suction instruments E01H1/08; spraying instruments E01H1/101}; rakes A01D7/00 {; brushes or brooms A46B, A46D; floor scrapers A47L13/02; floor squeegees A47L13/11})
E01H1/12 (Hand implements) appears on 792 US grants and 581 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01H- Granted patents
- 792
- Published applications
- 581
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 1,176
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | 7 | 34 |
| 2005 | 10 | 23 |
| 2006 | 13 | 26 |
| 2007 | 18 | 24 |
| 2008 | 8 | 25 |
| 2009 | 9 | 32 |
| 2010 | 22 | 23 |
| 2011 | 18 | 24 |
| 2012 | 15 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 16 |
| 2014 | 21 | 24 |
| 2015 | 31 | 33 |
| 2016 | 20 | 24 |
| 2017 | 30 | 23 |
| 2018 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019 | 28 | 20 |
| 2020 | 32 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 | 28 |
| 2024 | 15 | 24 |
| 2025 | 17 | 26 |
| 2026 | 14 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dog waste collector6 Oct 2026US 12,753,559 B2
- Telescopic grabber device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,776 B2
- Backpack blower, backpack assembly and backpack power assembly9 Jun 2026US 12,648,527 B2Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
- Pet accessory device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,339 B2
- Waste picking, storage, and disposal device2 Jun 2026US 12,644,240 B2
- Transportable Cleaning Device for Cleaning Marking Elements and Cleaning Method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297874 A1Glatt GmbH
- Methods and apparatus for refuse collection, bag closure, and disposal3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258618 A1Papeltec Overseas, Inc.
- A gripping tool30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216860 A1
- Pet leash with integrated waste bag holders18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165299 A1
- Waste Collection System and Method26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055565 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Manual pick-up device96US 6,669,254 B2Bel-Art Products, Inc. · 2003
- Handheld device for picking up objects84US 5,380,054 A1995
- Pet leash with integral waste bag dispenser84US 5,441,017 A1995
- Jaw-type refuse collecting device82US 4,225,174 A1980
- Manually-operated device for picking up objects80US 6,508,496 B12003