Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers

Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Agriculture, food, personal care, health, and life sciences.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeA46B7/042
Official title{Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers}
Display labelClip or snap connection for bristle carriers
Total patents92

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20157
20165
20172
20185
20194
20209
202113
202213
20237
202411
202516

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC A46B7/042?
CPC A46B7/042 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers.”
How many patents are filed under CPC A46B7/042 (Clip or snap connection for bristle carriers)?
Our database includes 92 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC A46B7/042 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 11 in 2024 vs 16 in 2025 (latest complete years).