A46B 11/06 connected to supply pipe
Full Title
Brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances, e.g. paints, pastes, water (driven brush bodies A46B13/00; ; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by liquid carrying members in general, e.g. by pads B05C1/00, B05D1/28) > connected to supply pipe
Filing statistics
CPC A46B 11/06 belongs to the parent subclass A46B, which recorded 31,737 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,325 in 2013 to 1,919 in 2023 (-17%), peaking at 3,942 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class A46 are COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY (1,508 applications), PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (969 applications) and L'OREAL (884 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A46, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY US 1,508
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 969
- L'OREAL FR 884
- DYSON GB 494
- GILLETTE COMPANY US 465
- P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 405
- BRAUN DE 353
- LION CORPORATION JP 287
- ZAHORANSKY DE 253
- PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 243