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A46B 9/00

Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
BRUSHWARE
Subclass:
BRUSHES

Related Keywords

TUFTS of brush bristles

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • A46B 9/06 Arrangement of mixed bristles or tufts of bristles, e.g. wire, fibre, rubber

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A46, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY US 1,438
  2. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 724
  3. L'OREAL FR 626
  4. GILLETTE COMPANY US 420
  5. P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 313
  6. DYSON GB 291
  7. LION CORPORATION JP 267
  8. BRAUN DE 259
  9. ZAHORANSKY DE 248
  10. LION CORPORATION 214