A47K 10/48
Drying by means of hot air
A47K10/48 (Drying by means of hot air) appears on 374 US grants and 452 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 374
- Published applications
- 452
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 730
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Hand washing station18 Aug 2026US 12,709,883 B2Stone And Steel Systems, LLC
- Drying device to facilitate glove placement28 Jul 2026US 12,690,728 B2
- Hygienic process for an air supply system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,355 B2Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KG
- Drying device, fixed seat assembly and toilet5 May 2026US 12,616,343 B2Lixil Living Technology (Suzhou) Corporation
- Hand and foot sink apparatus5 May 2026US 12,618,234 B1
- Airflow assembly for hand dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305886 A1Hokwang Industries Co., Ltd.
- Air outlet structure for hand dryer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305887 A1Hokwang Industries Co., Ltd.
- Multifunctional full-body fully-automatic bathing and back scrubbing machine20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240373 A1
- Station for rinsing and drying at least one foot of a user25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175267 A1Hph France
- Sink unit for an aircraft29 Jan 2026US 2026/0028122 A1B/E Aerospace, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for properly sequenced hand washing190US 5,966,753 ASloan Valve Company · 1999
- Hand wash station161US 5,199,118 AWorld Dryer Division of Specialty Equipment Companies, Inc. · 1993
- Hair dryer apparatus adapted for multi-functional usage120US 5,568,691 ASecajo, Ltd. · 1996
- Automatic hand washing and drying apparatus including combined blow drying means and towel dispensing means118US 5,727,579 A1998
- Dual roll dispenser112US 5,604,992 A1997