This is a utility patent in the patent category. The original filing was on 2006-08-31; the patent was granted on 2007-05-08. Its 20-year term expires 2026-08-31 — about 0 months from today. Keywords from the title: retainer, ring, polishing, head, chemical. After expiration, the invention is in the public domain — anyone can manufacture and sell.
The "patent" category covers physical product opportunity. Filed by an inventor whose assignee is not in our public dataset.
Running these before you manufacture is the moat. Each check below has been cross-referenced against the USPTO Open Data Portal (where automated) or surfaces a deep-link for the manual check.
USPTO Open Data Portal returned no active child applications. The patent family is not enforceable through continuation or reissue.
1 active design patent(s) in our index share 2+ keywords with this title. Manufacturing a similar-looking variant could trigger TRO + frozen accounts (see Lululemon vs Costco 2025).
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Most public-domain consumer products are made in Yiwu (Zhejiang, China) or sourced through Alibaba. Typical MOQ: 100-500 units. Unit cost: $1-5 depending on complexity. Click below to see live supplier quotes for this title's keywords.
Alibaba ↗Made-in-China ↗Search TikTok for the product idea. Look for: hashtag volume > 1M views, no dominant active sellers, recent posts with high engagement. If those line up, that's the green light to manufacture.
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