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Is a squeegee patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a squeegee have been patented many times, but "a squeegee" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 261 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “squeegee” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 148 best keyword matches we examined, 50 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: UNGER MARKETING INT LLC (4), TRANSITION AUTOMATION INC (3), TENNANT CO (3), CLARKE JOE (2).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47L (94), B41F (28), H05K (14), B25G (12).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a squeegee
- Squeegee with applicator sponge, handle, lid and container with locking tabs US-12539009-B2 2026 · BASZAK ARTHUR LUCIAN
Squeegee with applicator sponge and handle, attached to a removable lid and having a container holding cleaning or vehicle wiper fluid. Container will have an aperture permitting the squeegee with applicator sponge and handle and …
View on Google Patents - Rotatable Squeegee With Adjustable Blade Angle US-2026096712-A1 2026 · CHEN JEFF
An innovative rotatable squeegee is disclosed configured to enhance cleaning efficiency and versatility. The squeegee comprises a blade having a slanted front portion and a rear portion having an elongated member. The elongated me…
View on Google Patents - Extensible squeegee with reversible blade US-12471744-B2 2025 · BUSSELL JEFFREY A
An adjustable hand-held squeegee device with reverse angle head adjustment. An elongated handle can include either a single elongated member or any plurality of members configured in telescoping fashion. A head includes a rotatabl…
View on Google Patents - Angled auto window washer and squeegee for rear spoilers US-12419481-B2 2025 · BINT TIMOTHY D
A handheld window cleaning tool having a squeegee blade shaped as a parallelogram having diagonally opposing corners defined by angles of approximately forty-five degrees. The squeegee blade is secured along a first longitudinal e…
View on Google Patents - Body for a squeegee or wiper, squeegee and wiper, and method for squeegeeing or wiping a surface US-2025134337-A1 2025 · BRANDIVISION GMBH
A body for a squeegee or wiper, a squeegee and a wiper as well as a method for squeegeeing or wiping a surface. A swivel joint is arranged between the handle and the head section of corresponding devices. This is combined with a t…
View on Google Patents - Squeegee blade holder with secondary blade mounting apparatus US-12162096-B1 2024 · TRANSITION AUTOMATION INC
A squeegee assembly is disclosed for use in a solder paste printing system. The squeegee assembly includes an elongated primary blade holder holding a primary blade adapted for movement in a first direction, and one or more second…
View on Google Patents - Counter/table top cleaning pad-squeegee wiper combination and method of use US-10646093-B2 2020 · KAMODY DENNIS
A combination cleaning pad and squeegee wiper tool for cleaning and drying a counter or table top, said tool comprising: (a) a handle component attached to a flat base component at opposed ends of the handle component; (b) a clean…
View on Google Patents - Double Bladed Surface Cleaning Squeegee Device US-2018289233-A1 2018 · DANIEL LARRY
A squeegee tool adapted to selectively engage and clean a paint shield blade. The squeegee tool having arms pivotally connected to one another, each with an elongated squeegee blade support frame extending at right angles with a l…
View on Google Patents - Squeegee-integrated pumped-drain and heater windshield wiper system US-8555454-B2 2013 · JACOBOWITZ LAWRENCE
A windshield wiper having a unitary structure including: a blade with a spine; at least one drain including a plurality of inlets, integrated with the blade such that the at least one drain is aligned with a flow path of precipita…
View on Google Patents - Squeegee having at least one renewable blade surface for treating a target surface US-8578543-B2 2013 · POLICICCHIO NICOLA JOHN
A device for treating a target surface, such as occurs when cleaning a window. The device has plural squeegee blades joined by a head. The head has a slot therethrough. A sheet may be longitudinally move over one or more than one …
View on Google Patents - Squeegee handle assembly US-2005087084-A1 2005
A squeegee handle assembly for holding a squeegee applicator. The handle assembly has a tubular body, an externally lipped opening and a stabilizing structure. The stabilizing structure is disposed on the inner wall of the tubular…
View on Google Patents - Mop with disposable wipe and squeegee blade US-2005132519-A1 2005
A mop and a disposable cleaning apparatus is provided. The mop includes a handle that is attached to a handle attachment surface of a mop head. A disposable wipe is attached to the mop head and is configured to be removed from the…
View on Google Patents - Squeegee apparatus having easily replaceable blade member US-6625840-B1 2003
An ergonomically-designed squeegee apparatus utilizes a substantially T-shaped body formed of a pair of hollow tube members, the laterally-extending tube member of the “T” frictionally mounting an easily removable and replaceable …
View on Google Patents - Support element for a wiper blade forming part of a wiper squeegee for motor vehicle windscreen and method for making same US-6305066-B1 2001 · BOSCH GMBH ROBERT
A support element for a wiper strip belonging to a wiper blade for motor vehicle windows is proposed, which assures proper contact of a wiper strip, belonging to the wiper blade, with the window to be wiped. The support element is…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a squeegee been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.